5 Commonly confused words about Politics with Sentences

Do you know how is 'Freedom' different from 'Liberty'? Should it be 'Site' or 'Sight' in your sentence? If you are confused with these and other such words, this chapter is for you.

We get you top 5 commonly confused word-pairs in a business setup. Each of them is explained with meanings and example sentences. Read ahead to find them all.

1. President and Precedent

A person elected by the organized body of people to govern the country is a President.
    
For e.g. Pranab Mukherjee has been elected as 13th President of India.

Precedent refers to a decision taken on the basis of future situation.

For e.g. Arriving late at the official meeting is a bad precedent to set.

2. Liberty and Freedom

People generally get confused between liberty and freedom.   

Let us see what makes them different from each other.

Liberty is the state in which people express their feelings or thoughts freely. It is granted to the people by an external control.
   
For e.g. The office provides us a liberty to arrive ten minutes later than the actual login time, twice a week.

Freedom refers to the right or power in making a decision without any external control.
   
For e.g. Freedom to speak comes with a social responsibility.

3. Artist, Artisan and Artiste

Here you will observe that all the three words are interrelated to each other.

An artist is a person who shows his skills in particular activities, for example, an actor, dramatist etc.

For e.g. M.F. Hussain, called as Picasso of India was a great artist.

A worker who is skilled in making products, especially by hand is called an artisan.
    
For e.g. The artisan crafted beautiful ornaments out of a block of gold.

An artiste is a professional entertainer or performer, say, a dancer or a singer.
    
For e.g. Ustad Zakir Hussain is a well- known and famous artiste of India.

4. Cite, Site and Sight

Citing means to refer to or quote as an authority in any matter.
     
For e.g. The reports from IMD were cited as a proof of sufficient rainfall in the state.

Site is a piece of land where town or building is to be developed.
     
For e.g. The rescue team rushed to the site where plane was found crash.

Sight - It is an ability or sense through which a person or animal becomes aware of light, color etc.
    
For e.g. The police caught sight of the thief who was trying to escape from the crowd.

5. Fain and Feign

Fain - It means to feel glad or happy.
     
For e.g. He was fain to hear that the company has been ranked among the top 10 enterprises.

Feign is an act when you pretend to have a particular feeling.
    
For e.g. A new employee feigned sickness in order to get out of working overtime.