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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Frustrated with the delays, a group of more centrist GOP lawmakers is aligning with Democrats to push their own proposals for continuing the tax credits, for now, so that Americans don't face rising health care costs. Kevin Freking, Arkansas Online, 14 Dec. 2025 The map would have created two more GOP-leaning House seats in Indiana, so that Republicans would have had an advantage in all nine congressional districts. David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 13 Dec. 2025 The specifics of the amendment are still being discussed, according to GOP leadership aides. Lauren Peller, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2025 As early as 2019, Fuentes spoke to his followers about infiltrating the right by blending in with the rest of the GOP. Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2025 The Indiana Senate rejected mid-decade redistricting today, capping off a bitter state fight for control of Congress that has divided the GOP, spurred violent threats and dramatically changed the political landscape ahead of the midterm elections. Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 12 Dec. 2025 Her four-year tenure as head of the state GOP Party was historic; Carnahan was the first woman, and first woman of color, to lead the party. Stephen Swanson, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025 The president was quick to slam state Senate GOP Leader Rodric Bray (R) for not backing the new district lines. Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2025 Scheduling the vote was one of the central concessions GOP leaders offered Senate Democrats in November, in exchange for their votes to end the longest government shutdown. Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

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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 19 Dec. 2025.

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