emendamento
amendment
noun eh-mehn-dah-MEHN-toh Less Common
Origin: from Latin 'emendare', to correct
Usage Note
Emendamento is the parliamentary term for an amendment to a bill, heard constantly in political news as presentare un emendamento. The plural is regular emendamenti; the related verb is emendare.
Examples
"Hanno respinto l'emendamento."
Natural Translation
They rejected the amendment.
Literal Translation
They-have rejected the-amendment.
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