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aperturismo

political openness

noun ah-pehr-too-REES-moh Rare

Usage Note

Aperturismo was coined in Spain during the late Franco era to describe the faction within the regime that favoured gradual liberalisation; it is now used more broadly for any policy of opening up a system. Its counterpart was the hardline inmovilismo. The word carries a distinctly Spanish political register.

Examples

"El aperturismo marcó el fin de la dictadura."

Natural Translation

The policy of openness marked the end of the dictatorship.

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