Definition of "FDR"

FDR

proper noun
1. (US politics) Initialism of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd US president.
  Quotations
  Over the course of his [Eisenhower's] two terms in office, his administration's expenditures on public works actually exceeded those of FDR and Truman.
  2022, Gary Gerstle, chapter 1, in The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order […] , New York: Oxford University Press, Part I. The New Deal Order, 1930–1980
2. (New York City) Ellipsis of FDR Drive.
  Quotations
  He mounted its stairs and crossed the FDR to find the park transformed since he'd last seen it: There were sculpted bushes and a picturesque little bridge and joggers still out, even at this hour.
  2022, Jennifer Egan, The Candy House
3. Initialism of Federal Democratic Republic.
  1. Abbreviation of Congo. (Federal Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  2. Abbreviation of Ethiopia. (Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia)
  3. Abbreviation of Nepal. (Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal)
  4. Abbreviation of West Germany. (German Federal Democratic Republic)
  5. Abbreviation of unified Germany. (Federal Democratic Republic of Germany) (post Cold War)
noun
countable and uncountable, plural FDRs
1. (communication, electronics) Initialism of false transmit format detection ratio (in UMTS).
2. (aviation) Initialism of flight data recorder.
3. (politics) Initialism of federal democratic republic.
4. (statistics) Initialism of false discovery rate.