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Spitzenkandidat

der Spitzenkandidat

Spitzenkandidat is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
die Spitzenkandidaten
English
top candidate
Topic
Politics

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Why is it der Spitzenkandidat?

Spitzenkandidat is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: der Kandidat. So it’s der Spitzenkandidat.

Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] At the top of an election list

[1] an der Spitze einer Wahlliste stehender Kandidat

Examples

[1] The top candidate received a coarse back in the state election

[1] Der Spitzenkandidat kassierte bei der Landtagswahl einen derben Rückschlag.

[1] "Jüttner was defeated against Wulffä as the top candidate of the Lower Saxony SPD 2008"

[1] „Jüttner unterlag als Spitzenkandidat der Niedersachsen-SPD 2008 gegen Wulff.“
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These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "In his election as top candidate, Pretzell had convinced only 54 percent of the delegates against a little -known opponent" against a little -known opposite candidate "

[1] „Bei seiner Wahl zum Spitzenkandidaten hatte Pretzell vorigen September gegen einen wenig bekannten Gegenkandidaten auch nur 54 Prozent der Delegierten überzeugt.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Spitzenkandidat die Spitzenkandidaten
Genitiv des Spitzenkandidaten der Spitzenkandidaten
Dativ dem Spitzenkandidaten den Spitzenkandidaten
Akkusativ den Spitzenkandidaten die Spitzenkandidaten

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