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hanging chad

/ˈhæŋɪŋ tʃæd/

Tradução: Pequeno fragmento de papel de cartão perfurado que fica parcialmente preso após a perfuração, tendo ganhado notoriedade nas eleições presidenciais dos Estados Unidos de 2000 por causa das cédulas contestadas na Flórida.

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/ˈhæŋɪŋ tʃæd/C1formalamericanpolitical
  • ptPequeno fragmento de papel de cartão perfurado que fica parcialmente preso após a perfuração, tendo ganhado notoriedade nas eleições presidenciais dos Estados Unidos de 2000 por causa das cédulas contestadas na Flórida.

A small piece of paper from a punched card that remains partially attached after being punched, famously associated with disputed ballots in the 2000 U.S. presidential election.

  1. Incomplete ballot punchC2formalamerican

    A small piece of paper from a punch card ballot that remains partially attached after being punched, causing ambiguity in vote counting.

    ptFragmento de cédula perfurada

    • The 2000 US presidential election was famously affected by hanging chads.
    • Election officials had to manually inspect each ballot for hanging chads.
    • The controversy over hanging chads led to voting reform.