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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There, 42% of the 2024 presidential vote went to Kamala Harris, and Democrats would have 21% of House seats after November 2026 if voting goes as the Texas GOP hopes. U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025 Last week, an independent expenditure political action committee led by a Connecticut businessman filed paperwork Friday to back Michael Minogue, a South Hamilton Republican and major GOP donor who launched a campaign for governor earlier this month. Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025 Yes, Republicans approved Medicaid cuts and reforms as part of the OBBBA, but only over the grumbling of several GOP lawmakers who complained that their constituents would be adversely affected. David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025 The protests come as the federal government is shut down, with GOP lawmakers and the White House locked in a standoff with Democrats over a funding bill. Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025 They were followed by the GOP’s John Hoeven of North Dakota on +40, Wyoming Republican Cynthia Lummis with a net rating approval rating of +37, and Hawaii Democrat Mazie Hirono on +32. James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025 The effect, according to Keller, has shown the GOP who the future bright lights of the party are. Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 18 Oct. 2025 Masterson said Holscher’s assessment of the GOP smacks of hypocrisy. Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025 Just 3% of Democrats and 4% of independents said the Republican president should be king, while 16% of GOP respondents said the same. Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 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 21 Oct. 2025.

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