SPD
Britishabbreviation
Etymology
Origin of SPD
German: Social Democratic Party of Germany
Example Sentences
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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
Lars Düsterhöft, a lawmaker in Berlin with the center-left SPD who has championed human composting in the German capital, said the industry arguments were smokescreens.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 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
Robot SPD 13 was near enough to be seen in detail now.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
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