Noun
die Volkspartei
Pronunciation: /ˈfɔlkspaʁˌtaɪ̯/
catch-all party (a large party drawing support across social groups)
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plural Volksparteien
Meanings
Noun
- catch-all party (a large party drawing support across social groups)
Example sentence
Die traditionellen Volksparteien in Deutschland sind SPD und Union.
The traditional “people’s parties” in Germany are Social Democrats and Christian Democrats.
Word forms
singular
die Volkspartei
plural
die Volksparteien
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Volkspartei
Accusativedie Volkspartei
Dativeder Volkspartei
Genitiveder Volkspartei
Plural
Nominativedie Volksparteien
Accusativedie Volksparteien
Dativeden Volksparteien
Genitiveder Volksparteien
Usage
- eine Volkspartei — A political party seeking support across broad social groups.
- Volkspartei / Ein-Themen-Partei — A broad-based party versus one focused on a single issue.
Der Artikel untersucht die Entwicklung der Volksparteien.
The article examines the development of broad-based political parties.