| A | B |
|---|
| -e Ebene/n | level |
| -e Gemeinde/n | municipality, community |
| normalerweise | normally |
| -e Stimme/n | vote |
| -e Wahl/en | election |
| wählen | to vote |
| -s Wahllokal/e | polling station |
| allgemein | general |
| geheim | secret |
| unmittelbar | direct |
| gesetzlich vorgeschrieben | as determined/prescribed by law |
| gültig | valid |
| -r Kandidat/en | candidate |
| -e Klausel/n | clause |
| -e Landesliste/n | list of candidates by Bundesland |
| -s Mandat/e | mandate; seat in parliament |
| schaffen | to succeed |
| -r Stimmzettel | voting-paper, ballot-paper |
| -r Wahlkreis/e | constituency |
| -r Abgeordnete/n | deputy, representative |
| -e Aufgabe/n | task |
| -r Landtag/e | parliament of a Bundesland |
| -r Ministerpräsident/en | prime minister of a Bundesland |
| -r Staatsbürger/- | citizen (of a state) |
| -r Vertreter/- | representative |
| -e Bundestagswahl | national parliamentary election |
| die Stimme abgeben | to vote |
| -e Erststimme/n | vote for a direct mandate from the constituency |
| -e Zweitstimme/n | vote for a party |
| -r Sitz/e | seat |
| -e Mehrheit | majority |
