1 movement, or the way sth moves -- movimiento [ masculine, singular ]
2 a suggestion or proposal made at a meeting -- moción [ feminine, singular ]
Did you vote for or against the motion? ¿Votaste a favor o en contra de la moción?
3 to start -- empezar
to set the process in motion empezar el proceso
In fact, that should really have been a procedural motion.
The compromise that has now been proposed is better than the original motion.
We cannot put down a motion of confidence.
For all these reasons, we are fulfilling our difficult duty of tabling a motion of censure.
The extremist approach adopted by the author of this motion is designed to obscure the issues rather than clarify them.
It is very tempting to adopt a motion of censure, but that is doubtless not the best course today, given all the circumstances outlined earlier.
I think this motion is a good one.
But a topical and urgent motion would shed more heat than light on the matter, and seems to me to be an inappropriate vehicle.
