the GOP
noun
: the Republican Party of the U.S.
longtime members of the GOP
—often used as GOP before another nouna GOP governor
attending the GOP convention
Note: GOP is an abbreviation of "Grand Old Party."
Examples of the GOP in a Sentence
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Though a Republican hasn’t represented Maryland in the Senate since 1987, Hogan’s popularity in the state may present an opportunity for the GOP to flip a long-blue seat.
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Katie Shepherd, Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2024
That can’t be said of the PPP program, and certainly not for the GOP tax cuts.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Former President Donald Trump urged Republicans not to give President Joe Biden a legislative victory ahead of the elections, and many Republicans, including Kari Lake, the GOP front-runner in the race for Sinema’s seat, followed his cue.
—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 16 Apr. 2024
For example, Congress appears to have experienced asymmetrical polarization because the GOP has moved farther to the right than Democrats have moved to the left over the past few decades.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2024
Profits at the largest corporations will surge and the oligarchs’ wallets will swell to bursting, but the average worker will be struggling to eat and not die in a Dickensian workplace brought to you by the GOP.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
Still, DeSantis doesn’t appear to have permanently damaged himself within the GOP by running against Trump.
—USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024
But changes in the GOP over the last eight years under Trump's leadership have led to hesitation.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 14 Apr. 2024
To the GOP, experts were increasingly aligned with the political opposition.
—TIME, 10 Apr. 2024
Katie Shepherd, Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2024
That can’t be said of the PPP program, and certainly not for the GOP tax cuts.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Former President Donald Trump urged Republicans not to give President Joe Biden a legislative victory ahead of the elections, and many Republicans, including Kari Lake, the GOP front-runner in the race for Sinema’s seat, followed his cue.
—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 16 Apr. 2024
For example, Congress appears to have experienced asymmetrical polarization because the GOP has moved farther to the right than Democrats have moved to the left over the past few decades.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2024
Profits at the largest corporations will surge and the oligarchs’ wallets will swell to bursting, but the average worker will be struggling to eat and not die in a Dickensian workplace brought to you by the GOP.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
Still, DeSantis doesn’t appear to have permanently damaged himself within the GOP by running against Trump.
—USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024
But changes in the GOP over the last eight years under Trump's leadership have led to hesitation.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 14 Apr. 2024
To the GOP, experts were increasingly aligned with the political opposition.
—TIME, 10 Apr. 2024
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“The GOP.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20GOP. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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