transfuguismo

Spanish

Etymology

From tránsfuga (“defector”) +‎ -ismo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɾansfuˈɡismo/ [t̪ɾãns.fuˈɣ̞iz.mo]
  • Rhymes: -ismo
  • Syllabification: trans‧fu‧guis‧mo

Noun

transfuguismo m (plural transfuguismos)

  1. (politics) acting as faithless elector, crossing the floor (voting against one’s own political party)
    • 2015 October 20, “Rosa Díez ve “deplorable” el fichaje de Lozano por el PSOE”, in El País‎[1]:
      Mientras ese comportamiento de favorecer e impulsar el transfuguismo no se castigue en las urnas.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2021 March 17, Javier Casqueiro, quoting Pedro Sánchez, “Sánchez e Iglesias acusan al PP de transfuguismo y de comprar votos”, in El País‎[2]:
      Ustedes representan la continuidad en las malas artes, la falta de respeto, el transfuguismo y la corrupción, ustedes representan el cambio a la ultraderecha.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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