Volkspartei

German

Etymology

From Volk (“people, nation”) +‎ -s- +‎ Partei (“party”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔlkspaʁˌtaɪ̯/
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  • Hyphenation: Volks‧par‧tei

Noun

Volkspartei f (genitive Volkspartei, plural Volksparteien)

  1. (politics) a large political party which is supported by people from various economic, regional and religious backgrounds, and which regularly has a chance of winning enough parliamentary seats to lead a coalition
    Die traditionellen Volksparteien in Deutschland sind SPD und Union.
    The traditional “people’s parties” in Germany are Social Democrats and Christian Democrats.
    • 15 May 2019, Winfried Sträter, “Die NSDAP war eine moderne Volkspartei”, in www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de‎[1]:
      Von einer kleinen rechtsradikalen Splitterpartei sei die NSDAP während der Weimarer Republik zu einer modernen Volkspartei geworden, sagt Andreas Nachama.
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Declension

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

Further reading

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