No. 3,835 in Spanish
sexenio
A "sexenio" is a six-year term, often referring to the presidential term in Mexico.
In a sentence
En México, el presidente gobierna durante un sexenio.
In Mexico, the president governs for a six-year term.
In this sentence, 'sexenio' refers to the six-year term for which the president is elected in Mexico, highlighting its use as a specific political term.
Durante el último sexenio, se implementaron políticas importantes.
During the last six-year term, important policies were implemented.
Here, 'sexenio' is used to denote a time-span reference concerning a specific prior time period of governance.
Mi abuelo siempre comenta sobre los cambios ocurridos en cada sexenio.
My grandfather always comments on the changes that happened in each six-year term.
The word 'sexenio' in this example indicates periods across six years, often related to political or societal changes.
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