cohabitación

cohabitation

noun koh-ah-bee-tah-SYOHN Rare

Usage Note

Cohabitación has two main registers: in domestic life it means living together (whether a couple or flatmates), and in French and Spanish political discourse it specifically means governing under cohabitation — a president of one party ruling alongside a prime minister of another. The political sense was prominent in France in the 1980s–90s and entered Spanish commentary via direct borrowing.

Examples

"La cohabitación política complicó la gestión del gobierno."

Natural Translation

Political cohabitation complicated the government's management.

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