BharatNotes Summit
noun; also verb (intransitive)Usage in a UPSC answer
The much-anticipated climate summit in Glasgow exposed the chasm between the developed world's pledges and the developing world's demand for equitable finance, reminding us that diplomacy at the summit is only as durable as the political will that underwrites it.
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Word Family
summit (n/v), summiteer (n), summitry (n), summits (n pl), summiting (v pres.p)
Root
Old French somete = top (diminutive of som); Latin summum = the highest; summus = topmost
Etymology
From Old French somete ("top"), diminutive of som ("highest part"), from Latin summum ("the highest"); its diplomatic sense of a leaders-level conference emerged in the mid-20th century.
Memory Hook
Think of the "sum" in summit as the total, topmost SUMming-up point — the highest figure you reach when everything is added up, like standing at the very top of a mountain.
Seen in UPSC Question Papers
- Prelims 2025 — IT & Cyber
- Prelims 2025 — Global Groupings
- Prelims 2025 — International Organisations
- Prelims 2024 — Disaster Management
- Prelims 2021 — Internal Security
Real UPSC previous-year questions whose text uses “Summit” — proof this word earns its place on your list.
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