valitsijayhdistys
Finnish
editEtymology
editvalitsija (“elector”) + yhdistys (“association”)
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑlitsijɑˌyhdistys/, [ˈʋɑ̝lits̠ijɑ̝ˌyçdis̠tys̠]
- Rhymes: -yhdistys
- Syllabification(key): va‧lit‧si‧ja‧yh‧dis‧tys
Noun
editvalitsijayhdistys
Usage notes
edit- In Finland, valitsijayhdistys is an association other than a registered political party (rekisteröity puolue) that has been set up for the purpose of nominating a candidate to a general election. In order to gain the right for nomination, an electoral association must have at least 10 members in a municipal election, 100 in a parliament election, 2,000 in an election for the European Parliament and 20,000 in a presidential election.
Declension
editFurther reading
edit- “valitsijayhdistys”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04