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)
- 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
- Spitzenkandidatur
Further reading
- Spitzenkandidat in Duden online
