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GOP

n. uncountable
C1 Advanced gop Archaic

n. Stands for Grand Old Party. The Republican Party in the United States. It is a common way to refer to this political group in news and conversation.

n. Abbreviation for Grand Old Party. The Republican Party of the United States. It is frequently used in journalistic and political discourse as a synonym for the party as a whole.


SIMPLE

The GOP candidate is leading in the latest polls.

CONTEXTUAL

Political analysts are debating how the GOP will approach the upcoming tax reform legislation in the Senate.

COMPLEX

The internal dynamics of the GOP have shifted significantly over the last decade, reflecting broader changes in the American conservative movement and its core voter base.

Etymology 1

Initialism of Grand Old Party, a nickname for the Republican Party, in use by 1884.

Etymology 2

Acronym of group of pictures, a collection of successive pictures within a coded video stream.

Usage

Typically used with a singular verb; often functions as a modifier before another noun (e.g., 'GOP leadership').

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