"AfD" meaning in English

See AfD in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: German AfD Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|AfD}} German AfD Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} AfD
  1. Alternative for Germany (Alternative für Deutschland), a right-wing German political party Coordinate_terms: CDU, CSU, FDP, SPD Translations (Alternative für Deutschland): AfD [feminine] (German), Alternative für Deutschland [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-AfD-en-name-Lxq--x~4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: AFD
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: AfDs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} AfD (countable and uncountable, plural AfDs)
  1. (Wikimedia jargon) Initialism of articles for deletion. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: articles for deletion Categories (topical): Wiki
    Sense id: en-AfD-en-noun-pLEbxE2I
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: AFD
Etymology number: 2

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