contrapoder

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Spanish

Noun

contrapoder m (plural contrapoderes)

  1. an anti-establishment movement; a rebellion
    • 2016 November 6, “Así son los ministros de España: funcionarios, abogados y madrileños”, in El País:
      A los altos funcionarios les cuesta ser un contrapoder para el ministro.
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