SPD
Britishabbreviation
Etymology
Origin of SPD
German: Social Democratic Party of Germany
Example Sentences
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Mr. Klingbeil is a co-leader of the center-left Social Democratic Party, or SPD, which is the junior partner in an awkward governing condominium with Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s center-right Christian Democrats.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
The group includes Labour minister Bärbel Bas from the centre-left SPD party, rapper Ikkimel and climate activist Luisa Neubauer.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
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
Ozdemir has a national profile in Germany, having become one of the first MPs of Turkish origin in 1994 and serving as agriculture minister under former SPD chancellor Olaf Scholz.
From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026
Robot SPD 13 was near enough to be seen in detail now.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
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