No. 957 in Portuguese
votação
The act of voting or the total count of votes.
In a sentence
A votação foi encerrada às 18 horas.
The voting ended at 6 PM.
In this sentence, 'votação' is used to refer to the process of casting votes, likely in an electoral or decision-making context.
A votação para o novo líder da equipe será amanhã.
The vote for the new team leader will be held tomorrow.
Here, 'votação' denotes the scheduled event where participants will vote to select a new leader, highlighting its usage for organized voting activities.
A votação foi unânime, todos concordaram com a proposta.
The vote was unanimous; everyone agreed with the proposal.
In this case, 'votação' refers to the collective result or process of making a decision through voting, emphasizing consensus or the collective aspect of the decision-making process.
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