# die Nachwahl

die Nachwahl is a German noun meaning “by-election”. Forms: der Nachwahl, die Nachwahlen.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Nachwahl
- Plural: die Nachwahlen

## In other languages

- Русский: дополнительные выборы, довыборы, перебаллотировка

## Meanings

1. 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)
2. by-election (election to fill a seat that has become vacant)

## Examples

- In diesem Wahlbezirk finden in einem Monat Nachwahlen statt. — A by-election will be held in this constituency in a month's time.
- In einem Monat finden in diesem Wahlbezirk Nachwahlen statt. — A by-election will be held in this constituency in a month's time.

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