# das Stimmvolk

das Stimmvolk is a German noun meaning “the electorate, the body of voters (the collective of citizens entitled to vote, especially in the context of a referendum or direct democracy)”. Forms: des Stimmvolks, die Stimmvolke.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Stimmvolks
- Plural: die Stimmvolke

## Meanings

1. _Switzerland_ the electorate, the body of voters (the collective of citizens entitled to vote, especially in the context of a referendum or direct democracy)
   - Das Schweizer Stimmvolk lehnte die Initiative mit knapper Mehrheit ab. — The Swiss electorate rejected the initiative by a narrow majority.

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