“Teacher” is the word of 2023, chosen by almost half of the approximately 90 thousand participants in the initiative launched by Porto Editora at the end of November, followed by “doctor” and “Artificial intelligence,” the editorial team announced this Wednesday. .
Of the approximately 90 thousand participants who took part in the selection through the online platform Porto Editora, 48.1% chose the word “Professor”, representing about 43 thousand votes for this term, followed by “doctor” with 9.9% and ” Artificial”. Intelligence” with 9.8%, according to results published this Wednesday.
When the list of ten word candidates for “Word of the Year” was published, the word “teacher” was justified by “hundreds of protests across the country” for “judging the profession.”
The demands question also justified the presence of the word “doctor” among the likely words of the year, as “doctors continue to demand better working conditions in the National Health Service (NHS).”
“Artificial Intelligence,” ranked 3rd, was justified by generalizing access to this “software” raising “questions about the risks and opportunities of its use.”
The first half of the final classification is completed by “inflation” in 4th place with 7.9% and “housing” in 5th with 6.7%.
In the second half of the table were “conflicts” (5.8%), “travel” (3.5%), “climate” (3.3%), “layoffs” (2.8%) and, in last place, “Navigators”. the deadline by which the players of the Portuguese women’s national football team became known, receiving 1.6% of the intentions of Internet users who participated in the selection.
Online elections for “Word of the Year” have been held for 15 years at the initiative of Porto Editora.
The word “war” was chosen last year.
Previous episodes included the words “vaccine” (2021), “saudade” (2020), “domestic violence” (2019), “nurse” (2018), “fires” (2017) , “Geringonsa” (2016), “Refugee” (2015), “Corruption” (2014), “Fireman” (2013), “Entroikado” (2012), “Austerity” (2011), “Vuvuzela” ( 2010) and “smiuchar” (2009).
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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