NPD

N1P3D2
/ɛn piː diː/

proper noun

The National Democratic Party.

Less commonScrabble 6

Meanings

NPD1

nounNPD (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of narcissistic personality disorder.
  2. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of nonpayment of dues.
  3. abbreviationinitialismuncountablebusinessInitialism of new product development.

NPD2

proper noun
  1. GermangovernmentThe National Democratic Party.

    Four years ago, the German government failed to ban the neo-Nazi National Democratic Party (NPD), which had won a handful of seats in a number of regional state assemblies.

    2021 March 4, “Germany’s far-right AfD becomes first party to be put under government surveillance since Nazi era”, in CNN, sourced from Reuters
    1 more example

    Over 2,000 police officers were on duty for the NPD march, which was allowed to go ahead on condition the demonstrators stayed out of the city centre and after two planned speakers were banned.

    2002 February 2, “German far-right holds march”, in CNN

Origin

  1. GermanNPD
  2. GermanNPD
  3. EnglishNPD

Borrowed from German NPD (“Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands”).

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