Wafd
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of Wafd
< Arabic: literally, deputation
Example Sentences
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Abdel-Sanad Yamama, chairman of the Wafd Party, received less than 2% of the vote.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 18, 2023
In general, I have good relations with the Brotherhood and with the Wafd Party, which is a right-wing party.
From Slate ● May 31, 2013
Wafd, which was founded in 1919, says it will stand by the rest of NSF, which represents secular Egyptians, minority Christians and those Muslims who fear Islamist rule.
From Reuters ● Mar. 8, 2013
“I was expecting to find the Wafd were the leaders, or the Brotherhood were the leaders,” he said, speaking of two of Egypt’s best-known opposition movements.
From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2011
Wafd won two seats outright in the first round, according to the Associated Press—the commission has yet to announce official tallies—and holds a handful of seats in the current Assembly.
From Newsweek ● Dec. 1, 2010
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