"The deployment of two new destroyers will take place in 2024 and 2025. The government has bypassed parliament to ensure its leftist minority partner would not vote against the move."

• Deployment: the process of sending military personnel or equipment to a specific location for a mission or operation.
• Context: the deployment of two new destroyers in 2024 and 2025 indicates the planned assignment of these naval vessels to operational duties within the specified timeframe.
• Destroyers: a type of warship known for their speed, maneuverability, and versatility in naval operations.
• They are typically equipped with a variety of weapons and systems for anti-submarine warfare, anti-aircraft defense, and surface combat.
• Context: the text mentions the addition of new Aegis destroyers in Japan and the increase in the number of destroyers based in southern Spain as part of strategic defense initiatives.
• to bypass Parliament: to circumvent the legislative body's formal approval process or decision-making authority.
• Context: the government's decision to bypass parliament suggests that it took action without seeking or obtaining the parliament's consent or endorsement for the deployment of the new destroyers,
• possibly to avoid opposition or delays in the decision-making process.
• Vote Against: the act of expressing opposition or disapproval through a formal voting process.
• Context: the government's concern about its leftist minority partner potentially voting against the deployment of the new destroyers indicates a political consideration
• where the government sought to ensure the success of its decision by avoiding a negative vote that could hinder the deployment plans.

The Spanish Cabinet on Tuesday approved letting the foreign and defense ministries engage directly with the United States over the future deployment of two destroyers at the US naval station in Rota, in the southern Spanish province of Cádiz.

• Cabinet: a group of high-ranking government officials appointed by the head of state or government to form an executive branch and make decisions on policy matters.
• Context: the Spanish Cabinet's approval refers to the decision-making body of the Spanish government, which has authorized direct engagement with the United States over the future deployment of two destroyers at the US naval station in Rota, Spain.
• Engage directly with means to interact or communicate directly with someone or an entity without intermediaries.
• Context: the Spanish Cabinet's decision to allow the foreign and defense ministries to engage directly with the United States indicates that these ministries will have direct contact with their American counterparts to discuss the deployment of the two destroyers, bypassing any other intermediaries or entities in the process.