Vælgerens

Vælgerens is the genitive singular form of the Danish noun vælger, meaning "the voter" or "the elector." It marks possession or association with the voter, as in vælgerens stemme, "the voter's vote," or vælgerens interesser, "the voter's interests." The plural genitive in Danish is vælgernes, meaning "the voters'."

In Danish usage, vælgerens typically appears in formal or analytical contexts, especially in political journalism, public debate, and academic writing, when describing aspects from the perspective of the voter or referring to what concerns voters. The term is often found in phrases that distinguish the voter's priorities, choices, or constraints from those of other actors in an electoral process.

The Danish form has a close cognate in Norwegian Bokmål, where the corresponding genitive is velgerens. While the exact spelling differs (vælger vs velger), the meaning and function are similar: the possessive marker identifies something related to or belonging to the voter.

Etymology-wise, vælger derives from the verb vælge, meaning "to choose," with the possessive suffix -ens forming the genitive noun. The concept remains primarily grammatical, but it is frequently used in political discourse to frame issues from the voters’ viewpoint rather than the candidates’ or parties’.

See also: vælger, stemme, valgsystem, vælgeradfærd.