Stimmvolk

German

Etymology

Stimme (vote) +‎ Volk (people)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃtɪmˌfɔlk]
  • Hyphenation: Stimm‧volk

Noun

Stimmvolk n (strong, genitive Stimmvolks, plural Stimmvolke)

  1. (chiefly Switzerland) the electorate, the body of voters (the collective of citizens entitled to vote, especially in the context of a referendum or direct democracy)
    Das Schweizer Stimmvolk lehnte die Initiative mit knapper Mehrheit ab.
    The Swiss electorate rejected the initiative by a narrow majority.
    Letztlich liegt die Entscheidung beim Stimmvolk.
    Ultimately, the decision lies with the voters.

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