The legislative assembly, composed of nobility, clergy, and representatives of cities, which in Spain and in Portugal answers, in some measure, to the Parliament of Great Britain.(noun-plural)
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Use "cortes" in a sentence
"In the end, the cuts in salaries led to a new form of 'cortes' - where roads were 'cut' by angry, demoralised and disgusted people who finally could take no more."
"Español · República Dominicana: Resolviendo el problema de los cortes eléctricos"
"Mi exilio voluntario no me permitió verlos, pero gracias a Frecuencias Alternas pude disfrutar de algunos cortes de su nueva producción, más una buena conversación sobre los nuevos rumbos y cosas del pasado."