pactómetro

Spanish

Etymology

From pacto +‎ -metro. Term coined by the Spanish journalist Antonio García Ferreras in the special news program Al Rojo Vivo in laSexta in the Spain general election on December 20, 2015.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /paɡˈtometɾo/ [paɣ̞ˈt̪o.me.t̪ɾo]
Rhymes: -ometɾo
Syllabification: pac‧tó‧me‧tro

Noun

pactómetro m (plural pactómetros)

(Spain) coalition builder (tool, app or program that is a calculator that allows calculating the sums of Members of Parliament between the parties for possible government pacts, after knowing the results of an election)

References

[1] "El Pactómetro", el regalo de Navidad de laSexta a Antonio García Ferreras

[2] Noche electoral: Combinatoria con el pactómetro

[3] El ‘Pactómetro’ de Ferreras: el nuevo juguete de laSexta

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