Überhangmandat

== German == === Etymology === Überhang (“overhang/excess”) +‎ Mandat (“mandate/seat”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈyːbɐhaŋmanˌdaːt] Hyphenation: Über‧hang‧man‧dat === Noun === Überhangmandat n (strong, genitive Überhangmandats, plural Überhangmandate) (politics) overhang seat (in the German electoral system, a parliamentary seat that occurs when a party wins more direct mandates in a district than it is entitled to based on its share of the party vote) ==== Declension ==== ==== Coordinate terms ==== Ausgleichsmandat (leveling seat) Direktmandat (direct mandate) Zweitstimme (party vote) Verhältniswahl (proportional representation) ==== Related terms ==== Mandatsträger (mandate holder) Wahlrecht (electoral law) === References === “Überhangmandat” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Überhangmandat” in Duden online