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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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Speaking last November, SPD youth leader Philipp Türmer went further.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

In Germany, SPD chairwoman and Labor Minister Bärbel Bas has adopted more left-wing talking points about raising taxes for the rich and ringfencing welfare payments from budget cuts.

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

Speaking alongside Merz, SPD Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said his party agreed with Merz's centre-right CDU that there had to be changes to the ban.

From Barron's • Nov. 28, 2025

His name was derived from his serial initials, of course, but it was apt, nevertheless, for the SPD models were among the fastest robots turned out by the United States Robot & Mechanical Men Corp.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov

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