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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.

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