This is the 2890th most frequent German word.
wählten
"Wählten" is the past tense of "wählen" and means "chose" or "elected."
The word 'wählten' here refers to the action of electing or choosing someone in an official vote or election.
Die Bürger wählten ihren Bürgermeister.
The citizens elected their mayor.
Here, 'wählten' is used to describe the action of voting for someone to hold a position or role within a group structure.
In unserer Schulgruppe wählten wir ihn zum Gruppenleiter.
In our school group, we voted for him as the group leader.
In this sentence, 'wählten' is used to describe the action of selecting or making a choice among options.