Nachwahl

== German == === Etymology === nach- (“after-, post-”) +‎ Wahl (“election”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnaːxˌvaːl/ === Noun === Nachwahl f (genitive Nachwahl, plural Nachwahlen) an election that takes place after the general election date, but does not establish a new legislative period election held when the general date could not be kept in a district by an act of God (e.g. when a local candidate died shortly before) by-election (election to fill a seat that has become vacant) Synonym: Ersatzwahl ==== Usage notes ==== By-elections (sense 1.2) hardly ever occur in Germany because vacant seats are filled in other ways. ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Hauptwahl, Neuwahl, Vorwahl === Further reading === “Nachwahl”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)