SPAD

British

/ spæd /

acronym

signal passed at danger: an incident in which a train goes through a red light

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But in the quarter-century since Ladbroke Grove, there has not been a fatality caused by SPAD.

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2024

Earlier this month, a DUP spokesman confirmed Mrs Pengelly is to receive a severance payment from her previous job as First Minister Peter Robinson's SPAD.

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2015

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