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Portuguese
Pronunciation
Noun
bancada f (plural bancadas)
- seats
- grandstand, stands, terraces (the seating area at a stadium or arena)
- Synonym: arquibancada
- grandstand (the audience at a public event)
- (politics) legislators (in a Parliament, a group of legislators from the same party, or the corresponding seats)
- workbench (sturdy table)
Participle
bancada f sg
- feminine singular of bancado
Further reading
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /banˈkada/
- Rhymes: -ada
- Syllabification: ban‧ca‧da
Noun
bancada f (plural bancadas)
- (politics) legislators (in a Parliament, a group of legislators from the same party, or the corresponding seats)
2009 May 26, “Obama nombra hispana para Corte Suprema”, in BBC Mundo:De ser confirmada por el Senado, Sotomayor será la primera hispana en ocupar una bancada en el máximo tribunal y reemplazará a David Souter, quien hace dos semanas anunció su retiro.- In being confirmed by the Senate, Sotomayor will be the first Hispanic woman to occupy a bench in the highest court and will replace David Souter, who two weeks ago announced his retirement.
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Participle
bancada f sg
- feminine singular of bancado
Further reading