Ausgleichsmandat

== German == === Etymology === Ausgleich (“compensation/leveling”) +‎ -s- +‎ Mandat (“mandate/seat”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈaʊ̯sɡlaɪ̯çsmanˌdaːt] Hyphenation: Aus‧gleichs‧man‧dat === Noun === Ausgleichsmandat n (strong, genitive Ausgleichsmandats, plural Ausgleichsmandate) (politics) leveling seat, balance mandate (additional parliamentary seats awarded to other parties to ensure that the final seat distribution reflects the proportional share of the party vote, compensating for overhang seats won by another party) ==== Declension ==== ==== Coordinate terms ==== Überhangmandat (overhang seat) Sitzverteilung (distribution of seats) Verhältniswahlrecht (proportional representation) Fünf-Prozent-Hürde (five-percent threshold) ==== Related terms ==== ausgleichen (to balance/level) Mandatsverteilung (allocation of mandates) === References === “Ausgleichsmandat” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Ausgleichsmandat” in Duden online