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German
Etymology
First used in the run-up to the 2002 German federal elections.
Pronunciation
Noun
K-Frage f (genitive K-Frage, plural K-Fragen)
- (colloquial, German politics) Short for Kanzlerkandidatenfrage (“chancellor candidate question”).
2019 June 11, Robert Roßmann, “Union stellt sich die K-Frage”, in Süddeutsche Zeitung:
- (by extension, sports, humorous) Short for Kapitänfrage.
2011 July 26, Lorenz Maroldt, “Der sensible Prinz Podolski muss kämpfen”, in Die Zeit:Dass die K-Frage überhaupt gestellt und dann gegen Podolski entschieden wurde, belegt die neue Machtstruktur.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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