op-ed

noun

ˈäp-ˈed 

variants often Op-Ed

often attributive

: a page of special features usually opposite the editorial page of a newspaper

also : a feature on such a page

Examples of op-ed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While serving as a public health official, el Sayed wrote an op-ed in 2019 strongly supporting the Green New Deal, arguing that reducing greenhouse gas emissions will help improve public health. — Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026

But land use attorneys Matthew McKerley and Richard Frank, in another op-ed, say many modern data centers fit the bill because they house equipment used to transmit consumer data to and from the internet. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

That would be a former partner and friend Charlie Garrigan (a great, fast-talking and blunt Bill Burr), who turned on him with a nasty op-ed that pissed off Zuckerberg. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

Someone wrote an op-ed criticizing a police department’s use of these Flock cameras. — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 5 Oct. 2026

Word History

Etymology

short for opposite editorial

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above