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

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Trump's inroads with Garden State voters could be tested in November, as Republicans point to last year's presidential results as a sign the state has gotten more favorable for the GOP. Grace Sandman, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2025 On the Republican side, many politicos were thrown for another loop when Attorney General Brenna Bird declined to run for the GOP nomination. Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025 One group backed by former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is using an anti-Newsom argument to rile up the GOP base. Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2025 Senate Democrats, who have not offered a road funding plan, say the House budget is built on draconian cuts to health care and other services and a road funding plan can be negotiated, along with the rest of the budget, from the proposals offered by Whitmer and the House GOP. Paul Egan, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025 The move aims to counter Republican redistricting in Texas that aims to ensure GOP control of Congress in next year’s midterms. Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025 The brand deficit and volume gap — the GOP spending $1 billion on crime ads last cycle compared to Democrats spending $319 million — turns into a trust gap for the party as a whole. David Weigel, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025 In the coming weeks, Texas’s Democratic lawmakers will flee the state in an attempt to stop its GOP legislature from drawing a map that disenfranchises their voters and leaves Crockett’s House colleagues in danger of losing their seats in 2026. Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025 Republican senators’ views of Kennedy are souring compared to when almost the entire GOP conference voted to confirm him in February. Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 5 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of GOP was in 1882

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“GOP.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/GOP. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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