Spanish word

reivindicación

Pronunciation

IPA/reiβindikaˈθjon/

Meaning

  • feminine noundemand

Example

Hicieron una reivindicación por mejores salarios.

They submitted a demand for higher wages.

Illustration for reivindicación (demand)

More examples

¿Vas a apoyar la reivindicación salarial del sindicato?

Are you going to support the union's demand for higher wages?

Core concept

A formal claim for rights, compensation, or other remedies.

Common phrases

  • presentar una reivindicación

    make a claim

  • apoyar una reivindicación

    support a demand

  • reivindicación salarial

    demand for higher wages

Similar words

reclamo: Complaint raised to report a problem and request correction or attention.
petición: Polite formal request asking someone or an authority to grant a favor or action.
exigencia: Forceful demand insisting on compliance or immediate concession.
demanda: Official filing or legal claim submitted to assert rights or seek remedies.

Definition in Spanish

Acción de exigir o reclamar algo que se considera justo, especialmente derechos, compensaciones o mejoras.

Word origin

Formed from the verb reivindicar plus the suffix -ción, with reivindicar ultimately from Latin vindicare 'to claim or defend'.

Usage tips

  • Used mainly for official or collective claims (labor negotiations, protests, legal claims), not for casual asks where pedir is usual or for private insistence where exigir or reclamar is more natural.

Other meanings

  • claimnoun

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