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ldp

/ɛldiˈpi/

ldp is the abbreviation of lordship/ladyship.

Noun capitalized: LDP

LDP (plural LDPs)

  1. (US, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of limited driving privilege.

Proper noun capitalized: LDP

LDP

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Linux Documentation Project.
  2. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Liberal Democratic Party.
    • Japan's keiretsu—or families of firms in large scratch-each-other's back networks—supported this or that faction in the LDP, producing a highly successful, structurally corrupt model of economic development that showed remarkable resilience through Japan's high growth economic period.2011 August 1, Steve Clemons, “China's Internal Pluralism Is Nothing to Cheer About”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 11 Apr 2021
    • Major parties have long relied on large-scale campaign contributions, and the LDP was only recently mired in an illegal fundraising scandal. Sanseito drew its support from smaller, individual donations.2025 July 24, Ned Temko, “In Japan, too, voters want their country to be ‘great again’”, in The Christian Science Monitor, archived from the original on 27 Jul 2025
  3. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Label Distribution Protocol.
  4. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Lingwa de planeta, a constructed international auxiliary language.

Forms of ldp

pluralldps
pluralLDPs

Questions about ldp

What is ldp the abbreviation of?
Ldp is the abbreviation of lordship/ladyship.
What part of speech is ldp?
Ldp can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce ldp?
Ldp is pronounced /ɛldiˈpi/.
What is the plural of ldp?
The plural of ldp is ldps.

Words near ldp in the dictionary

  1. LDLs
  2. LDML
  3. LDN
  4. LDO
  5. LDOC
  6. ldp
  7. LDPE
  8. LDPEs
  9. ldps
  10. LDR
  11. ldries.

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