contrapoder

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkontɾapoˈdeɾ/ [ˌkõn̪.t̪ɾa.poˈð̞eɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: con‧tra‧po‧der

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[1]:
      A los altos funcionarios les cuesta ser un contrapoder para el ministro.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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