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Italian

schieramento

/skjeraˈmento/noun · masculineC1
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Meaning

camp, line-up

  • a political bloc, side, or faction
  • the tactical deployment or arrangement of troops or players

In a sentence

I due schieramenti politici hanno visioni opposte sulla riforma.

The two political camps have opposing visions on the reform.

L'allenatore non ha ancora comunicato lo schieramento della squadra.

The coach has not yet announced the team's line-up.

Nessun deputato di quello schieramento ha votato a favore della legge.

No MP from that bloc voted in favour of the law.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
schieramentomasculine · singular
schieramentimasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • Very common in political journalism to denote coalition blocs (e.g. centrodestra).

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