Vocabulary
die
Wahlschlappe
/ˈvaːlˌʃlapə/· noun· Pl. die Wahlschlappen
electoral defeat, drubbing (journalistic)
Die Wahlschlappe — the headline word for a party's bad night: after the Schlappe comes the search for the culprit and often a resignation.
CEFR C1Frequency ●●●●●journalistisch, umgangssprachlich
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- Singular
- die Wahlschlappe
- Plural
- die Wahlschlappen
- Genitiv
- der Wahlschlappe
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Wahlschlappe
electoral defeat, drubbing
Nach der Wahlschlappe trat der Landesvorsitzende zurück.
After the electoral drubbing, the regional party leader resigned.
Word family
Wahlschlappedie Schlappethe setback, the defeat (colloquial)die Wahlniederlagethe electoral defeatder Wahlsiegthe election victory
Common combinations
- eine herbe Wahlschlappea bitter electoral defeat
- eine Wahlschlappe einsteckento suffer an electoral defeat
- nach der Wahlschlappeafter the electoral defeat
Real examples
- Die Regierungspartei musste in drei Bundesländern eine herbe Wahlschlappe einstecken.The governing party suffered a bitter electoral defeat in three federal states.
- Nach der Wahlschlappe begann in der Partei die Suche nach den Schuldigen.After the electoral drubbing, the search for the culprits began within the party.
- Kommentatoren werten das Ergebnis als Wahlschlappe für die Kanzlerpartei.Commentators interpret the result as an electoral defeat for the chancellor's party.
