Firefighter chosen word of 2022

Firefighter has been voted the Slovenian word of 2022 in recognition of the role that firefighters played in combating a massive wildfire in the Kras region in the summer.

Firefighter received 1,032 votes from the public to win ahead of freedom, which makes part of the name of the ruling party and which won 772 votes.

Draginja, a Slovenian term for rising prices, won 579 votes to come in third. That word was chosen as the word of the year by the newspaper publisher Delo.

More than 4,000 votes were cast to choose the word of the year as part of a campaign...