Social Democratic Party

American  

noun

1. History/Historical.  a political party in Germany advocating a form of social organization based on the economic and political ideology of Karl Marx.

2. any of several European political parties advocating a gradual transition to socialism or a modified form of socialism by and under democratic processes.

3. a U.S. political party, organized about 1897, that joined former members of the Socialist Labor party to form the Socialist party.

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Social Democratic Party British  

noun

1. (in Britain 1981–90) a centre political party founded by ex-members of the Labour Party. It formed an alliance with the Liberal Party and continued in a reduced form after many members left to join the Social and Liberal Democratic Party in 1988

2. one of the two major political parties in Germany (formerly in West Germany), favouring gradual reform

3. any of the parties in many other countries similar to that of Germany

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Example Sentences

Eemeli Peltonen, 30, who was an MP for the Social Democratic Party, is believed to have taken his own life in the building and was found on Tuesday morning, local media reported.

From BBC

But as the Weimar Republic's economy collapsed, so did the ruling coalition led by the center-left Social Democratic Party.

From Salon

In her rare intervention in politics, Merkel said he was breaking a pledge made in November to work with the Social Democratic Party and the Greens to pass legislation, not the AfD.

From BBC

But Merkel accused him of breaking a pledge he made in November to work with the Social Democratic Party and the Greens to pass legislation, not AfD.

From BBC

Sweden’s Social Democratic Party is set to obtain 30% of the vote in June, and remains the largest party in Sweden, even though a centre-right coalition is in government.

From BBC