Mitgliederentscheid
membership ballot; party-member vote
noun mit-GLEE-der-ent-shyte Rare
Usage Note
Mitgliederentscheid is a vote of all registered party members on a key issue; the SPD used it famously in 2013 and 2019 to approve coalition agreements, making it a significant instrument of intra-party democracy.
Examples
"Beim Mitgliederentscheid stimmten 66 Prozent für den Koalitionsvertrag."
Natural Translation
In the membership ballot 66 per cent voted for the coalition agreement.
Literal Translation
At the membership ballot voted 66 percent for the coalition agreement.
Related Words
- Abgeordnete delegate
- Abgeordnetenmandat parliamentary mandate, MP's seat and commission
- Abstimmung vote
- Abstimmungsergebnis result of a vote, voting outcome
- Abstimmungsmarathon voting marathon; extended series of successive votes in parliament
- Abstimmungsverhalten voting behaviour (in a parliament or assembly)
- Amtsinhaber incumbent
- Amtszeit term of office
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