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#70 ⛔ Trump has been impeached. What's next? Flashcards

Vocabulary review

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to formally accuse a public official of a serious crime relating to their job

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IMPEACH

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IMPEACH

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retirar do cargo por meio de impeachment, obter o impeachment de

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the larger and less powerful part of the U.S. Congress (the national legislature in the U.S.)

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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Câmara dos Deputados

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the official policy or opinion of a political party that all its members are expected to support, especially in public

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PARTY LINE

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PARTY LINE

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programa partidário, diretrizes do partido

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an occasion when people formally choose between two or more issues, people, etc. in an election

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VOTE

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VOTE (n.)

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votação

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the process of examining a case in a court of law and deciding whether someone is guilty or innocent

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TRIAL

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TRIAL

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julgamento

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the more senior part of the U.S. Congress

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SENATE

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SENATE

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Senado

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to cause someone to lose something good or valuable

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COST

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COST (v.)

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custar

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the person who is in charge of political debates in some legislatures

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SPEAKER

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SPEAKER

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Presidente (da Câmara dos Deputados)

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to promise to do something, as in commit to (doing) something

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COMMIT

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COMMIT

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prometer, comprometer-se a

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to show that something is happening or will happen

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SIGNAL

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SIGNAL (v.)

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indicar, sinalizar, sugerir

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a meeting where reporters get information and ask questions about a particular piece of news

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NEWS CONFERENCE

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NEWS CONFERENCE

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coletiva

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someone who supports social and political change to make a system fairer

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PROGRESSIVE

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PROGRESSIVE (n.)

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progressista

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to advise someone very strongly about what action or attitude they should take

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URGE

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URGE (v.)

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recomendar (com insistência), insistir, reiterar

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to deliberately not give something to someone

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WITHHOLD

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WITHHOLD

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reter, manter, segurar

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  1. a way of doing something, especially the correct or usual way; 2. the form, manner, and order of steps taken in conducting a lawsuit are all regulated by procedural law, which regulates how the law will be administered
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PROCEDURE

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PROCEDURE

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  1. procedimento; 2. processo
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to say publicly that something must happen

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CALL FOR

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CALL FOR

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requerer, solicitar

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obtained directly from someone who is involved in something

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FIRSTHAND / FIRST-HAND

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FIRSTHAND / FIRST-HAND

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direto, pessoal

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someone who sees a crime, accident, or other event happen

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WITNESS

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WITNESS (n.)

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testemunha

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doing the work of the usual person in a particular job while they are not there, or until a new person starts

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ACTING

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ACTING (adj.)

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interino

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someone whose job is to manage the people who work for a government leader and to advise that leader

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CHIEF OF STAFF

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CHIEF OF STAFF

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Ministro Chefe da Casa Civil

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to make a statement about something that you saw, know, or experienced, usually in a court of law

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TESTIFY

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TESTIFY

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depor

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to not lose something, or to not let someone else have it

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HOLD ON TO

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HOLD ON TO

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agarrar-se a, reter, segurar

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relating to a procedure, especially a legal one

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PROCEDURAL

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PROCEDURAL

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processual

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a feeling of worry about something, especially one that a lot of people have about an important issue

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CONCERN

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CONCERN (n.)

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preocupação

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to continue to discuss or deal with an idea, problem, or suggestion

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TAKE UP

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TAKE UP

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aceitar, abraçar, dedicar-se a, retomar

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cease to operate or cause to cease operating

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SHUT DOWN

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SHUT DOWN

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paralisar

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make a mess of or create disorder in

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MESS

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MESS (v.)

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atrapalhar, prejudicar, interferir, bagunçar (inf.)

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used with verbs to make adjectives that describe something that you must do

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MUST- (prefix)

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MUST- (prefix)

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obrigatório, indispensável

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to make a law, proposal, etc. become official, usually by voting to accept it

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PASS

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PASS (v.)

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aprovar

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a written document containing a proposal for a new law

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BILL

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BILL (n.)

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projeto de lei

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to choose someone for a particular job, position, or prize; appoint

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NAME

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NAME (v.)

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nomear

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up to the present

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SO FAR

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SO FAR

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até agora, por enquanto

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(informal) happen

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GO DOWN

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GO DOWN

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acontecer, rolar (inf.)

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to accuse someone officially of committing a crime

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CHARGE

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CHARGE (v.)

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acusar

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a crime of infamous nature contrary to public morality but not technically constituting a felony; specifically: an offense that the U.S. Senate deems to constitute an adequate ground for removal of the president, vice president, or any civil officer as a person unfit to hold public office and deserving of impeachment

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HIGH CRIME

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HIGH CRIME

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crime grave

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a crime that is not as serious as a felony

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MISDEMEANOR

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MISDEMEANOR

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contravenção penal

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a serious crime such as murder or robbery. In England, Wales, and some other countries, such a crime is known as an indictable offense.

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FELONY

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FELONY

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crime

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The charge of high crimes and misdemeanors covers allegations of misconduct peculiar to officials, such as perjury of oath, abuse of authority, bribery, intimidation, misuse of assets, failure to supervise, dereliction of duty, conduct unbecoming, and refusal to obey a lawful order.

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HIGH CRIMES AND MISDEMEANOR

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HIGH CRIMES AND MISDEMEANOR

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crimes de responsabilidade

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IMPEACHABLE OFFENSE

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crime de responsabilidade

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the use of something in a bad, dishonest, or harmful way

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ABUSE

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ABUSE (n.)

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abuso

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improper use of authority by someone who has that authority because he or she holds a public office

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ABUSE OF POWER

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ABUSE OF POWER

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abuso de autoridade

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ABUSE OF OFFICE / ABUSE OF OFFICIAL CAPACITY

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abuso de autoridade

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the crime or act of willfully interfering with the process of justice and law especially by influencing, threatening, harming, or impeding a witness, potential witness, juror, or judicial or legal officer or by furnishing false information in or otherwise impeding an investigation or legal process

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OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE

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OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE

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crime contra a administração da justiça

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the job of checking that a process or system is working well

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OVERSIGHT

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OVERSIGHT

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fiscalização, supervisão

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a politician whose job is to help to make the laws of a country or state

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LAWMAKER

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LAWMAKER

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legislador, parlamentar

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representative

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REP. (abbrev.)

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REP. (abbrev.)

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deputado, deputada

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Republican

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(R) (abbrev.)

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(R) (abbrev.)

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republicano, republicana

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Democrat

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(D) (abbrev.)

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(D) (abbrev.)

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democrata

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in the United States House of Representatives and many other legislatures, members may vote “present” rather than for or against a bill or resolution, which has the effect of an abstention

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VOTE PRESENT

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VOTE PRESENT

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abster-se de votar, abstenção

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to divide or break something into several parts, or to be divided or broken into several parts

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SPLIT

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SPLIT (v.)

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separar, dividir

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to do something in an organized way

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CONDUCT

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CONDUCT

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realizar

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a public meeting that a lot of people go to in order to support someone or something or to protest against someone or something

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RALLY

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RALLY (n.)

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comício

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a witch-hunt is an attempt to find and punish a particular group of people who are being blamed for something, often simply because of their opinions and not because they have actually done anything wrong

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WITCH HUNT / WITCH-HUNT

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WITCH HUNT / WITCH-HUNT

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caça às bruxas

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a trick in which someone deliberately tells people that something bad is going to happen or that something is true when it is not

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HOAX

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HOAX (n.)

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trote, farsa

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a dishonest plan, especially for getting money

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SCAM

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SCAM (n.)

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fraude, golpe, estelionato

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to make something lose its legal effect

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NULLIFY

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NULLIFY

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anular

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a piece of paper that you write your vote on

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BALLOT

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BALLOT

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cédula eleitoral

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