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SPD

British

abbreviation

Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands

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Etymology

Origin of SPD

German: Social Democratic Party of Germany

Example Sentences

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In Berlin, it is neck and neck with the SPD and the Greens ahead of a state election in September.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Today, SPD and Die Linke together hold 19 and 10 percent of the seats in Germany’s parliament, respectively.

From Slate • Feb. 17, 2026

Mr. Merz and the SPD need that support to pass anything through the Bundestag with the coalition’s 12-seat majority.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

When they formed a coalition earlier this year, Merz's conservative CDU/CSU and the centre-left Social Democrat SPD agreed to re-introduce military service which would be voluntary "to start with".

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2025

Robot SPD 13 was near enough to be seen in detail now.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov

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