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moción

motion

noun moh-SYOHN Less Common

Also means

proposal

Usage Note

Moción is mainly a parliamentary or formal meeting term for a proposal put to a vote; una moción de censura is a no-confidence motion. In everyday speech propuesta or sugerencia is more natural. The plural is regular: mociones.

Examples

"La moción fue aprobada por mayoría."

Natural Translation

The motion was passed by a majority.

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