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1 Wahlpflicht
f compulsory voting; in manchen Ländern herrscht Wahlpflicht in some countries voting in elections is compulsory* * *Wahl|pflichtfelectoral dutyseine Wáhlpflicht erfüllen — to use one's vote
* * *Wahl·pflichtf POL electoral duty, compulsory voting* * *Wahlpflicht f compulsory voting;in manchen Ländern herrscht Wahlpflicht in some countries voting in elections is compulsory -
2 Wahlkonsul
Wahlkonsul
honorary (elective) consul;
• Wahlkorruption bribery at election;
• hauptsächlich aus Arbeitern bestehender Wahlkreis working-class constituency;
• Wahlkreisarbeiten constituency work;
• Wahlkreisergebnis constituency poll;
• abgeänderte Wahlliste mutilated ballot;
• Wahllokal voting station;
• Wahlmänner-Gremium Electoral College (US);
• Wahlmündigkeit coming of voting age;
• Wahlpflicht electoral duty;
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3 Wahlsystem
n POL. electoral system* * *Wahl|sys|temntelectoral system* * *Wahl·sys·temnt POL electoral [or voting] system* * * -
4 Wahl
f; -, -en1. nur Sg. choice; (Alternative) alternative, option; (Auslese) selection; aus freier Wahl of one’s own free will ( oder choice); seine Wahl treffen make one’s choice; die freie Wahl haben be free to choose; keine ( andere) Wahl haben have no alternative ( oder choice) ( als but); in die engere Wahl kommen be short-listed, be on the short list; Sache: be a possibility; der Wagen Ihrer Wahl the car of your choice; vor der Wahl stehen, zu (+ Inf.) be faced with the choice of (+ Ger.) wenn ich die Wahl hätte if I could choose, if I had the choice; die Wahl fällt mir schwer I find it hard to choose, I can’t decide; drei Themen stehen zur Wahl there’s a choice of three topics, three topics are on offer; wer die Wahl hat, hat die Qual Sprichw. decisions, decisions!2. POL. etc. election; (Wahlakt) poll(ing), voting; (Stimmabgabe) vote; Wahlen abhalten hold elections; Sonntag sind Wahlen there are elections on Sunday, Sunday is an election day; direkte / indirekte Wahl direct / indirect election; freie Wahlen free elections; geheime Wahl secret ballot; sich zur Wahl stellen stand (bes. Am. run) (as a candidate); Wahl durch Handaufheben vote by (a) show of hands; Wahl durch Zurufen vote by acclamation; zur Wahl schreiten go to the polls; die Wahl anfechten contest the result of the election3. im Verein etc.: election; (Abstimmung) vote; bei der Hauptversammlung im Mai stehen Wahlen an elections will take place at the Annual General Meeting in May; seine Wahl in das Vereinspräsidium etc. his election to the presiding committee of the club etc.; nehmen Sie die Wahl an? are you willing to accept your election ( oder the office you have been elected to)?; ich nehme die Wahl an I accept (my election)4. nur. Sg.; (Güteklasse) grade, quality, class; erste Wahl top ( oder prime) quality, first grade, grade one; zweite Wahl second quality, second grade, grade two; (Waren) seconds; die Orangen sind zweite Wahl the oranges are grade two ( oder second-grade); als Kandidat etc. ist er nur zweite Wahl as a candidate etc. he’s only second-rate* * *die Wahl(Auswahl) selection; choice;(politisch) election; poll; vote; voting; polling* * *[vaːl]f -, -en1) (= Auswahl) choicedie Wáhl fiel auf ihn/dieses Buch — he/this book was chosen
aus freier Wáhl — of one's own free choice
wir hatten keine (andere) Wáhl(, als) — we had no alternative or choice (but)
es gab or blieb keine andere Wáhl(, als) — there was no alternative (but)
das ließ mir keine (andere) Wáhl — it left me no (other) choice
jdm die Wáhl lassen — to leave (it up to) sb to choose
jdm etw zur Wáhl stellen — to give sb the choice of sth
drei Kandidaten stehen zur Wáhl — there is a choice of three candidates
seine/eine Wáhl treffen — to make one's/a choice or selection
du hast die Wáhl — take your choice or pick
sie hat die Wáhl, ob sie... — the choice is hers whether she..., it's up to her whether she...
wer die Wáhl hat, hat die Qual (Prov) — he is/you are etc spoiled for choice
See:→ enggeheime Wáhl — secret ballot
freie Wáhl — free elections
Wáhl durch Handerheben — vote by (a) show of hands
(die) Wáhlen — (the) elections
Wáhl eines Präsidenten — election of a president
seine Wáhl in den Vorstand/zum Präsidenten — his election to the board/as president
die Wáhl gewinnen — to win the election
zur Wáhl gehen — to go to vote, to go to the polls
jdn zur Wáhl aufstellen or vorschlagen — to propose sb or put sb up as a candidate (for election)
sich zur Wáhl stellen — to stand (as a candidate), to stand (at the/an election), to run (for parliament/president etc)
zur Wáhl schreiten — to take a vote or (geheim) ballot
die Wáhl annehmen — to accept the or one's election
3) (= Qualität) qualityerste Wáhl — top quality; Gemüse, Eier class or grade one
zweite/dritte Wáhl — second/third quality; Gemüse, Eier class or grade two/three
Waren erster Wáhl — top-quality goods
Eier erster Wáhl — class-one or grade-one eggs
Fleisch erster Wáhl — prime meat
Waren zweiter Wáhl — seconds pl
Gemüse zweiter Wáhl — class-two or grade-two vegetables
der Teller war zweite Wáhl — the plate was a second
* * *die1) (an act or the power of choosing: You have no choice - you must do it.) choice2) (a thing chosen: Which car was your original choice?) choice3) (the choosing, or choice, (usually by vote) of person(s) for office: When do the elections take place?; He is standing for election again.) election4) (the act or process of selecting or being selected: a selection of boys for the choir; ( also adjective) a selection committee.) selection* * *<-, -en>[va:l]fdie \Wahl annehmen to accept one's electionfreie \Wahl free elections plgeheime \Wahl secret ballotzur \Wahl gehen to [go to] vote, to go to the pollsdie \Wahl gewinnen to win the election\Wahl durch Handaufheben vote by [a] show of handszur \Wahl schreiten (geh) to [take a] votejdn zur \Wahl stellen to put sb up as a candidate [for election]jds \Wahl zum Vorsitzenden/in den Vorstand sb's election as chairman/to the boarder ist der Mann meiner \Wahl he is the man of my choicejds \Wahl fällt auf jdn/etw sb chooses sb/sthmeine \Wahl fiel auf den roten Sportwagen the red sports car was my choiceaus freier \Wahl of one's own free choicefreie \Wahl des Arbeitsplatzes free choice of employmentdie \Wahl haben to have a choicedas Recht der ersten \Wahl the right of first choiceeine/seine \Wahl treffen to make a/one's choice4. (Alternative) alternative, choicedie \Wahl haben to have the choice, to be able to choosedu hast die \Wahl take your choiceer hat die \Wahl the choice is hisjd hat [o jdm bleibt] keine andere \Wahl, als... sb has no alternative [or choice] but...die \Wahl haben, etw zu tun to be able to choose to do sthjdm die \Wahl lassen to let sb choose [or leave it up to sb [to choose]]jdm keine \Wahl lassen to leave sb [with] no alternative [or other choice]vor der \Wahl stehen to be faced with the choiceetw steht zur \Wahl there is a choice of sthjdm etw zur \Wahl stellen to give sb the choice of stherste/zweite \Wahl top[-grade] [or first[-class]]/second-class quality... erster/zweiter \Wahl top[-grade] [or first[-class]]/second-class quality...Eier erster/zweiter \Wahl grade one/two eggsWaren erster/zweiter \Wahl firsts/seconds, top[-grade]/second-class quality goods7.* * *die; Wahl, Wahlen1) o. Pl. choiceeine/seine Wahl treffen — make a/one's choice
mir bleibt od. ich habe keine [andere] Wahl — I have no choice or alternative
in die engere Wahl kommen — be short-listed or put on the shortlist (Brit.)
2) (in ein Gremium, Amt) electionin Hessen ist Wahl od. sind Wahlen — there are elections in Hessen
sich zur Wahl stellen — stand or (Amer.) run for election
3) (Güteklasse) quality* * *aus freier Wahl of one’s own free will ( oder choice);seine Wahl treffen make one’s choice;die freie Wahl haben be free to choose;keine (andere) Wahl haben have no alternative ( oder choice) (als but);in die engere Wahl kommen be short-listed, be on the short list; Sache: be a possibility;der Wagen Ihrer Wahl the car of your choice;vor der Wahl stehen, zu (+inf) be faced with the choice of (+ger)wenn ich die Wahl hätte if I could choose, if I had the choice;die Wahl fällt mir schwer I find it hard to choose, I can’t decide;drei Themen stehen zur Wahl there’s a choice of three topics, three topics are on offer;wer die Wahl hat, hat die Qual sprichw decisions, decisions!Wahlen abhalten hold elections;Sonntag sind Wahlen there are elections on Sunday, Sunday is an election day;direkte/indirekte Wahl direct/indirect election;freie Wahlen free elections;geheime Wahl secret ballot;sich zur Wahl stellen stand (besonders US run) (as a candidate);Wahl durch Handaufheben vote by (a) show of hands;Wahl durch Zurufen vote by acclamation;zur Wahl schreiten go to the polls;die Wahl anfechten contest the result of the electionbei der Hauptversammlung im Mai stehen Wahlen an elections will take place at the Annual General Meeting in May;nehmen Sie die Wahl an? are you willing to accept your election ( oder the office you have been elected to)?;ich nehme die Wahl an I accept (my election)erste Wahl top ( oder prime) quality, first grade, grade one;zweite Wahl second quality, second grade, grade two; (Waren) seconds;die Orangen sind zweite Wahl the oranges are grade two ( oder second-grade);als Kandidat etcist er nur zweite Wahl as a candidate etc he’s only second-rate* * *die; Wahl, Wahlen1) o. Pl. choiceeine/seine Wahl treffen — make a/one's choice
mir bleibt od. ich habe keine [andere] Wahl — I have no choice or alternative
in die engere Wahl kommen — be short-listed or put on the shortlist (Brit.)
2) (in ein Gremium, Amt) electionin Hessen ist Wahl od. sind Wahlen — there are elections in Hessen
sich zur Wahl stellen — stand or (Amer.) run for election
3) (Güteklasse) quality* * *-en f.choice n.election n.electoral n.option n.vote n. -
5 Wahlverhalten
n1. electoral behavior Am.2. electoral behaviour Br.3. voting behaviour -
6 Mehrheitswahlsystem
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7 Wähler
Wähler m POL voter* * *Wähler
vote[r], elector, poller;
• Wähler (pl.) electorate;
• eingetragener Wähler registered voter (qualified elector, US);
• gemeindesteuerpflichtiger Wähler scot and lot voter;
• käuflicher Wähler (pol.) floater (US);
• schwankender Wähleranteil floating vote;
• Wählerbeeinflussung corruption of voters;
• Wählereinrichtung (telecom.) dial instrument;
• Wählereinschüchterung coercion of voters;
• Wählerliste [electoral] list, poll [book];
• Wählerschaft constituents, electorate;
• zunehmendes Interesse der Wählerschaft an Wirtschaftsfragen rising voter concern about the economy;
• Wählerverhalten voting behavio(u)r.
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8 Wahlgesetz
Wahlgesetz n electoral law; Law of Voting Rights -
9 Wahlpflicht
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