amedrentamiento

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Spanish

Etymology

From amedrentar +‎ -miento.

Noun

amedrentamiento m (plural amedrentamientos)

  1. scare tactic
    • 2015 December, “Hubo elecciones y las ganamos”, in El Nacional:
      Lo maduran porque saben que ni con las trampitas, la constante manipulación de la geografía electoral, el amedrentamiento a los testigos, el abuso extremo de los recursos públicos para su campaña, el chantaje al funcionariado y a quienes se sirven de las misiones y todas las versiones de ventajismo que desde siempre han usado, no va a ser posible, no que ganen las elecciones, sino evitar una derrota de proporciones cataclísmicas.
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