eine Wahl gewinnen
to win an election
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In a sentence
Die junge Politikerin gewinnt die Wahl mit knapper Mehrheit.
How it is used
Means 'to win an election' – core is receiving the most votes. Register: formal (politics). Use in news reports after an election result. Common mistake: using 'gewinnen' alone without 'eine Wahl'.
Other verbs that go with Wahl
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
Other collocations built on gewinnen
- Akzeptanz gewinnento win acceptance
- Abstand gewinnen von+Dat.to gain perspective/distance from something
- an Bedeutung gewinnento gain in significance
- an Boden gewinnento gain ground or make progress
- Einfluss gewinnento acquire power or sway over people/decisions
- an Dynamik gewinnento gain momentum or become more dynamic
- einen Einblick gewinnento gain an insight through experience or study
- einen Eindruck gewinnen von+Dat.to gain an impression
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