nounnot in the study set
das Ausgleichsmandat
[ˈaʊ̯sɡlaɪ̯çsmanˌdaːt]
leveling seat, balance mandate
- genitive
- des Ausgleichsmandats
- plural
- die Ausgleichsmandate
- built from
- Aus + Gleichs + Mandat
Meanings
- 1
leveling seat, balance mandate — additional parliamentary seats awarded to other parties to ensure that the final seat distribution reflects the proportional share of the party vote, compensating for overhang seats won by another party
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dasAusgleichsmandat | dieAusgleichsmandate |
| accusative | dasAusgleichsmandat | dieAusgleichsmandate |
| dative | demAusgleichsmandat | denAusgleichsmandaten |
| genitive | desAusgleichsmandats | derAusgleichsmandate |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.