Vocabulary
der
Spitzenkandidat
/ˈʃpɪtsn̩kandiˌdaːt/· noun· Pl. die Spitzenkandidaten
lead candidate, top candidate
Der Spitzenkandidat — the face of a party's campaign: first on the list, on every poster and in the TV debates.
CEFR C1Frequency ●●●●●
Your memory
New
Learning
Familiar
Strong
Mastered
Forms
- Singular
- der Spitzenkandidat
- Plural
- die Spitzenkandidaten
- Genitiv
- des Spitzenkandidaten
- feminin
- die Spitzenkandidatin (pl. die Spitzenkandidatinnen)
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Spitzenkandidat
lead candidate
Die Partei zieht mit einer jungen Spitzenkandidatin in den Wahlkampf.
The party is going into the election campaign with a young lead candidate.
Word family
Spitzenkandidatdie Spitzethe topder Kandidatthe candidatekandidierento stand (for election)die Spitzenkandidaturthe lead candidacy
Common combinations
- jemanden zum Spitzenkandidaten kürento choose someone as lead candidate
- als Spitzenkandidat antretento run as lead candidate
- das Duell der Spitzenkandidatenthe debate between the lead candidates
Common learner mistakes
- dem Spitzenkandidatdem SpitzenkandidatenKandidat is a weak noun: every form except the nominative singular ends in -en.
Real examples
- Der Parteitag kürte den Fraktionschef einstimmig zum Spitzenkandidaten.The party conference unanimously chose the parliamentary leader as lead candidate.
- Im TV-Duell trafen die beiden Spitzenkandidaten zum ersten Mal direkt aufeinander.In the TV debate, the two lead candidates faced each other directly for the first time.
- Als Spitzenkandidatin steht sie auf Platz eins der Landesliste.As lead candidate, she is number one on the state list.
