Spitzenkandidat
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Spitze (“top”) + -n- + Kandidat (“candidate”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Spitzenkandidat m (weak, genitive Spitzenkandidaten, plural Spitzenkandidaten, feminine Spitzenkandidatin)
- (politics) the first candidate on an electoral list, who is often the leader of the respective political party, or the person designated to lead the government in the event of the party winning the election
Declension[edit]
Declension of Spitzenkandidat [masculine, weak]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Spitzenkandidat | die | Spitzenkandidaten |
| genitive | eines | des | Spitzenkandidaten | der | Spitzenkandidaten |
| dative | einem | dem | Spitzenkandidaten | den | Spitzenkandidaten |
| accusative | einen | den | Spitzenkandidaten | die | Spitzenkandidaten |
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “Spitzenkandidat” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Spitzenkandidat” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Spitzenkandidat” in Duden online
Kandidat § Spitzenkandidat on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
