Spitzenkandidat
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German
Etymology
From Spitze (“top”) + -n- + Kandidat (“candidate”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Spitzenkandidat m (weak, genitive Spitzenkandidaten, plural Spitzenkandidaten, feminine Spitzenkandidatin)
- (politics) lead candidate (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 |
Related terms
Further reading
- “Spitzenkandidat” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Spitzenkandidat” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Spitzenkandidat” in Duden online