nounnot in the study set
das Überhangmandat
[ˈyːbɐhaŋmanˌdaːt]
overhang seat
- genitive
- des Überhangmandats
- plural
- die Überhangmandate
- built from
- Über + Hang + Mandat
Meanings
- 1
overhang seat — in the German electoral system, a parliamentary seat that occurs when a party wins more direct mandates in a district than it is entitled to based on its share of the party vote
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dasÜberhangmandat | dieÜberhangmandate |
| accusative | dasÜberhangmandat | dieÜberhangmandate |
| dative | demÜberhangmandat | denÜberhangmandaten |
| genitive | desÜberhangmandats | derÜberhangmandate |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.