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

Gilbert Villegas pointed out in a recent Chicago Tribune op-ed, Illinois is lagging badly behind other states in permits issued for new housing construction. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026

Subsequent journalistic and political events—a New York Times editorial, the first Democratic congressional defection, Nancy Pelosi’s television appearance, and George Clooney’s op-ed—repeatedly repriced the contract. — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

And Mike Gallagher, the former congressman who helped set up the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, wrote an op-ed in the journal arguing the biggest threat to humanity is not rogue AI, but rather AI controlled by China. — CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026

In his op-ed, Mitsotakis rejected the notion of loaning portions of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece, which claims to already own them, in a similar arrangement to the Bayeux Tapestry exchange. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

short for opposite editorial

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above