Spitzenkandidat
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
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