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What does "4M" mean in the headline I have clipped here? I keep seeing it but don't know how to look up what it means.

Iglesias, confirmado por las bases como candidato de Podemos el 4M

candidato de Podemos el 4M

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  • It talks about the month.
    – FairOPShotgun
    Mar 30, 2021 at 1:17

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4M stands for '4 de mayo', and in this case it refers to the date when the Madrilenian regional election in Spain will be held: May 4th, 2021. So the capital letter corresponds to the initial letter of the month.

In Spanish we tend to use these acronyms for dates, so it is easier to refer to them once they've become quite known among the readers of that field.

Some of these acronyms are still famous:

Whereas others have a limited time life and end up vanishing after the event is over.

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    Good thing only one month starts with M...
    – ikegami
    Mar 29, 2021 at 18:28
  • @ikegami March and May...
    – FairOPShotgun
    Mar 30, 2021 at 0:45
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    @FairOPShotgun March starts with M, while May starts with M.
    – yeah22
    Mar 30, 2021 at 2:33
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    @ikegami Better than going by what the last letters are.
    – Acccumulation
    Mar 30, 2021 at 4:14
  • @FairOPShotgun, yup, that's the one!
    – ikegami
    Mar 30, 2021 at 6:23

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