the GOP
noun
: the Republican Party of the U.S.
longtime members of the GOP
—often used as GOP before another nouna GOP governor
attending the GOP convention
Note: GOP is an abbreviation of "Grand Old Party."
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Whoever wins the GOP primary will face Democrat Elad Gross, a St. Louis civil rights attorney.
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Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2024
And when Democrats tried to blame Republicans for opening a new front in the battle over reproductive rights, the GOP moved quickly to express support for the fertility treatments as the possibility of restrictions on IVF access threatened to become a liability in November's election.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 24 May 2024
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Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2024
And when Democrats tried to blame Republicans for opening a new front in the battle over reproductive rights, the GOP moved quickly to express support for the fertility treatments as the possibility of restrictions on IVF access threatened to become a liability in November's election.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 24 May 2024
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“The GOP.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20GOP. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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