This is the 11142nd most frequent Spanish word.
empates
"Empates" means "ties" or "draws" in the context of games or competitions.
Here, 'empates' is used to denote the result of a game or match where the scores are equal.
En el torneo de fútbol, hubo varios empates.
In the soccer tournament, there were several ties.
In this sentence, 'empates' refers to situations where a decision is undecided due to equal votes.
Tuvimos empates en las votaciones del club.
We had ties in the club's voting.
'Empates' is used metaphorically to describe indecision or equal preference between choices.