Nachwahl

German

Etymology

nach- (“after-, post-”) +‎ Wahl (“election”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnaːxˌvaːl/
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Noun

Nachwahl f (genitive Nachwahl, plural Nachwahlen)

  1. an election that takes place after the general election date, but does not establish a new legislative period
    1. election held when the general date could not be kept in a district by an act of God (e.g. when a local candidate died shortly before)
    2. by-election (election to fill a seat that has become vacant)
      Synonym: Ersatzwahl

Usage notes

  • By-elections (sense 1.2) hardly ever occur in Germany because vacant seats are filled in other ways.

Declension

Declension of Nachwahl [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Nachwahl die Nachwahlen
genitive einer der Nachwahl der Nachwahlen
dative einer der Nachwahl den Nachwahlen
accusative eine die Nachwahl die Nachwahlen

Further reading

  • “Nachwahl” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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