No. 11,407 in German
spitzenkandidaten
"Spitzenkandidaten" means "lead candidates" in a political context, referring to top candidates representing their parties in elections.
In a sentence
Die Spitzenkandidaten der Partei wurden vom Publikum befragt.
The leading candidates of the party were questioned by the audience.
Here, 'Spitzenkandidaten' refers to the primary or leading candidates in the political context.
Der Spitzenkandidat präsentierte sein Wahlprogramm.
The top candidate presented their election program.
In this sentence, 'Spitzenkandidat' is singular and refers to a specific leading candidate representing a political party.
Wir haben viele talentierte Kandidaten, aber nur einer kann unser Spitzenkandidat sein.
We have many talented candidates, but only one can be our top candidate.
Here, 'Spitzenkandidat' is used in the singular form to specify the sole leading candidate selected from a group of candidates.
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