pedimento

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Spanish

Etymology

From pedir +‎ -mento.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pediˈmento/
  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Syllabification: pe‧di‧men‧to

Noun

pedimento m (plural pedimentos)

  1. petition
    • 2017 July 5, “Preocupa el cortoplacismo”, in El Nacional:
      Esto debe mezclarse con “victorias rápidas” para que no se desencadene una desesperación colectiva que genere una presión tal que haga que los políticos se desvíen del camino correcto y opten por satisfacer el pedimento cortoplacista de los que vociferan más alto, para evitar el costo político.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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