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party platform
An official document of a political party in which its basic values, political goals, and concrete plans for a legislative term are set out.
Vor der Wahl habe ich mir das Parteiprogramm jeder größeren Partei genau durchgelesen.
Before the election, I carefully read through the party platform of every major party.
The word is a compound made up of 'die Partei' (party) and 'das Programm' (program/platform). The '-s-' in the middle is a linking s that connects the two words. So it is literally the program of a party.
Das neue Parteiprogramm wurde auf dem Parteitag vorgestellt.
The new party platform was presented at the party conference.
Common verbs used with 'Parteiprogramm' (party platform) are: 'ein Parteiprogramm lesen' (to read a party platform), 'erstellen' (to create), 'verabschieden' (to adopt), or 'vorstellen' (to present). You also say that goals 'im Parteiprogramm stehen' (are in the party platform).
Die Arbeitsgruppe hat ein neues Parteiprogramm entworfen.
The working group drafted a new party platform.
This word is central in political discourse, especially during election campaigns. Voters often use party platforms to find out about the goals of the different parties.
Im Wahlkampf vergleichen viele Bürger die Parteiprogramme.
During the election campaign, many citizens compare the party platforms.
program
'das Programm' and 'das Parteiprogramm' can both mean a plan with goals and intended actions. However, 'das Programm' is much more general: it can belong to an event, an organization, or other areas as well. 'das Parteiprogramm' is used only in a political context for the official goals of a party. Learners may confuse the words because both talk about plans and content. When it is clearly about a political party, 'das Parteiprogramm' is more precise.
Im Gespräch hat Finn über das Parteiprogramm der neuen Partei gesprochen.
During the conversation, Finn talked about the party platform of the new party.
Vor dem Termin lese ich das Programm der Konferenz noch einmal durch.
Before the appointment, I read through the conference program once more.