On April 17, 1973, Ron Ziegler, President Nixon's press secretary, was caught in a lie during a press conference. In his attempt to extract himself from an embarrassing situation, Ziegler said the most recent statement was the "operative statement"; the previous one was now "inoperative." This is a classic example of:.
a) euphemism.
b) colloquialism.
c) cliche.
d) double speak.

Doublespeak

Explanation:

An operative statement is a statement related to the loss and profit of the income statement. It is also called a financial statement that is used by all companies. This statement is generally calculated by the end of any month or at the end of the year.  

This is the statement that is related to the companies revenue and the expanses of the companies These procedures calculate the net profit of the companies. The inoperative statement is opposite to the operative statement.  

Thus in the above statement, Ziegler said the most recent statement that is operative and after that, he gave an inoperative statement.

concurrent jurisdiction is the ability to exercise judicial review by different courts at the same time, within the same territory, and over the same subject matter. for instance, a domestic violence matter may be heard in either a general civil court or a family court in the same county. whichever court actually exercises its jurisdiction first will do so exclusively.

swahili is an extremely rich and complex civilization, a set of ethnic groups articulated by a language and a series of cultural elements that fuse the african traditions, islam and indian culture. this growth was largely a result of the indian ocean trading network that brought in not just man-made riches, but also religious ideas, specifically islam, which had a significant impact on the local culture. furthermore, the development of the swahili language gave a common cultural unity to the people.