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."

Examples of GOP in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The goal of keeping Democratic Senate seats and flipping four GOP seats once felt like a long shot. — Ben Binday, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2026

Clad in a signature pink jumpsuit and armed with a matching bullhorn, Nixon loudly disrupted a hearing to pass a new map expected to help the GOP expand its dominance in the state by unravelling Florida’s historically Black congressional seats. — Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

The escalating beef with Canada stands to heighten voters’ economic worries and add to the GOP’s political challenge in dead-heat races, analysts said. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

If Trump does push ahead, his main cheerleaders will be GOP candidates in tight races this fall who are eager to market more ideas to lower costs before the midterms. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above