Blockpartei

== German == === Etymology === From Block +‎ Partei. Refers to the so-called Antifascist-Democratic Bloc which all legalized parties in the Soviet zone of occupation had to join immediately after their foundation in 1945. Accordingly, the ruling SED was strictly a Blockpartei too, but the term was soon restricted to the other bloc members. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈblɔkpaʁˌtaɪ̯] Hyphenation: Block‧par‧tei === Noun === Blockpartei f (genitive Blockpartei, plural Blockparteien) (chiefly East Germany) bloc party (alternative political party that exists pro forma in what is de facto a one-party system) (figuratively, derogatory) one of the main parties in a democratic system insofar as they are considered conformist and interchangeable Synonyms: Altpartei, Systempartei ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: bloc party (calque) === Further reading === “Blockpartei” in Duden online “Blockpartei” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache