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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Polymarket handed Vance a 48% chance of clinching the GOP’s nomination and Rubio a 17% chance as of Friday. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 29 Aug. 2026 The National Republican Senatorial Committee, the Senate GOP campaign arm, in a memo last week raised alarm about Brown's use of data centers to attack Husted in the Ohio race, and acknowledged the strategy is working. — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 The president is defending the data center boom as GOP officials across the country turn against projects that have angered voters. — Cat Zakrzewski, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2026 The office declined to provide any specific information about what official business the GOP senator had in Florida on at least 14 occasions over three years. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 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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