GOP

noun

ˌjē-(ˌ)ō-ˈpē

Phrases

the GOP

: the Republican Party of the U.S.

longtime members of the GOP

—often used before another noun

a GOP governor

attending the GOP convention

Note: GOP was originally an abbreviation of "Grand Old Party."

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Having been given countless opportunities to make their names in history as the conscience of the GOP, the six members of Arkansas' congressional delegation chose for the past decade to instead be Trump sycophants. — Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026 Kavros DeGraw is both a symptom of and contributor to the GOP’s slide in the valley. — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 30 Oct. 2026 For much of the rest of his career, as senator and as a contender for the GOP presidential nomination in 1920 and 1924, Johnson tried to pull his party back to its skepticism of monopolistic riches, but never could. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026 House Speaker Dustin Burrows of Lubbock, up for reelection himself, is campaigning statewide and spending big in hopes of keeping the GOP majority intact. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for GOP

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of GOP was in 1882

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