Noun
der Spitzenkandidat
Pronunciation: /ˈʃpɪt͡sn̩kandiˌdaːt/
lead candidate (the top candidate on a party's electoral list, usually the party's nominee to lead the government)
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plural Spitzenkandidaten
Meanings
Noun
- lead candidate (the top candidate on a party's electoral list, usually the party's nominee to lead the government)
Example sentence
Die Partei stellt heute ihren Spitzenkandidaten vor.
The party is presenting its lead candidate today.
Word forms
singular
der Spitzenkandidat
plural
die Spitzenkandidaten
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Spitzenkandidat
Accusativeden Spitzenkandidaten
Dativedem Spitzenkandidaten
Genitivedes Spitzenkandidaten
Plural
Nominativedie Spitzenkandidaten
Accusativedie Spitzenkandidaten
Dativeden Spitzenkandidaten
Genitiveder Spitzenkandidaten
Spitzenkandidat is a weak masculine noun: every case except the nominative singular takes the same ending.
Usage
- als Spitzenkandidat antreten — stand as a party's lead candidate
- Spitzenkandidat / Spitzenkandidatin — male / female lead candidate; masculine accusative singular is den Spitzenkandidaten
Der Spitzenkandidat beantwortet nach der Rede Fragen aus dem Publikum.
The lead candidate answers questions from the audience after the speech.