No. 1,339 in Spanish
votación
The act of voting or a vote.
In a sentence
Participé en la votación para elegir al presidente de la asociación.
I participated in the voting to elect the president of the association.
This usage of 'votación' denotes a formal process of vote collection to decide on a matter, specifically an election.
La votación para decidir el destino del proyecto fue muy reñida.
The voting to decide the project's fate was very competitive.
Here, 'votación' refers to a decision-making process where participants cast their votes on a specific proposal or issue.
En la junta, propusieron hacer una votación para seleccionar la fecha de la próxima reunión.
In the meeting, they suggested to conduct a vote to select the date for the next gathering.
In this sentence, 'votación' describes an informal voting mechanism among a group to decide on a trivial matter collaboratively.
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