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Spitzenkandidat
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German
de:Kandidat#+
lead candidate
Etymology
de :af Spitze<t:top> -n- Kandidat<t:candidate>
From de Spitze top -n- Kandidat candidate.
Pronunciation
de /ˈʃpɪt͡sn̩kandiˌdaːt/
de De-Spitzenkandidat.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m.weak in
de 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
m.weak
Related terms
de Spitzenkandidatur
Further reading
de German politics