# die Blockpartei

die Blockpartei is a German noun meaning “bloc party”. Forms: der Blockpartei, die Blockparteien.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Blockpartei
- Plural: die Blockparteien

## Meanings

1. _East · Germany_ bloc party (alternative political party that exists pro forma in what is de facto a one-party system)
   - Die Blockparteien der DDR bekleideten zwar verschiedene Ämter, hatten aber keinerlei politische Eigenständigkeit. — The bloc parties of the GDR did hold various offices, but had no political independence whatsoever.
2. _derogatory · figurative_ one of the main parties in a democratic system insofar as they are considered conformist and interchangeable
   - Beide mobilisierten immerhin ein Drittel des Wählerpotenzials. Bei den Rechtsnationalen ätzte man auch prompt gegen die „Blockparteien“.

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