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parliamentary election
An election in which the eligible citizens of a country choose the representatives for a parliament. In Germany, this usually refers to the election of the German Bundestag.
Die nächste Parlamentswahl in Deutschland findet regulär in vier Jahren statt.
The next parliamentary election in Germany is scheduled to take place in four years.
This noun is a compound of 'Parlament' (parliament) and 'Wahl' (election), connected by a linking -s. So it literally means the election of a parliament.
Die Wahlbeteiligung bei der letzten Parlamentswahl war sehr hoch.
Voter turnout in the last parliamentary election was very high.
The base word '-wahl' (election) is very productive. Depending on which parliament is being elected, the first part of the word changes, e.g. 'Landtagswahl' (state parliament election) or 'Europawahl' (European election).
Nächstes Jahr findet nicht nur die Bundestagswahl, sondern auch eine Landtagswahl statt.
Next year, not only the federal election but also a state election will take place.
When people in Germany generally speak of 'der Parlamentswahl' (the parliamentary election), they usually mean the election of the national parliament, the German Bundestag ('Bundestagswahl').
Alle vier Jahre wird bei der Parlamentswahl über die Zusammensetzung des Bundestages entschieden.
Every four years, the parliamentary election decides the composition of the Bundestag.
Common verbs used with 'Parlamentswahl' (parliamentary election) are 'stattfinden' (to take place), 'gewinnen' (to win), 'verlieren' (to lose), and 'teilnehmen an' (to participate in, with dative).
Alle wahlberechtigten Bürger dürfen an der Parlamentswahl teilnehmen.
All eligible citizens may participate in the parliamentary election.
Bundestag election
The Bundestagswahl is the specific election of members of the German Bundestag. Parlamentswahl is the more general term for an election of a parliament and can therefore also refer to elections in other countries; in Germany, it often means the Bundestagswahl.
Bei der Parlamentswahl wählen die Bürger des Landes die Abgeordneten ihres Parlaments.
In the parliamentary election, the country's citizens elect the members of their parliament.
Bei der Bundestagswahl wählen die Bürger die Abgeordneten des Deutschen Bundestags.
In the Bundestag election, citizens elect the members of the German Bundestag.
