Spitzenkandidat

German

Etymology

From Spitze (“top”) +‎ -n- +‎ Kandidat (“candidate”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpɪt͡sn̩kandiˌdaːt/
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Noun

Spitzenkandidat m (genitive Spitzenkandidaten, plural Spitzenkandidaten, female Spitzenkandidatin)

  1. 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
Declension of Spitzenkandidat
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
  • Spitzenkandidatur

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