G.O.P.

or GOP

abbreviation

Grand Old Party (an epithet of the Republican Party since 1880).

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How to use G.O.P. in a sentence

Plus the GOP electorate has become more conservative since 2008.
The Devil in Mike Huckabee | Dean Obeidallah | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST
By contrast, John McCain, the eventual GOP nominee, had raised approximately $12.7 million in the first quarter of 2007 alone.
Can Huckabee Convert the GOP’s Moneymen? | Lloyd Green | January 4, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST
In a frightening development for the GOP, Democrats had won even traditionally Republican constituencies in the Midwest.
Thank Congress, Not LBJ for Great Society | Julian Zelizer, Scott Porch | January 4, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST
Both are considered marginal figures in the House GOP caucus and have no real base of support for their respective bids.
The YOLO Caucus' New Cry for Attention | Ben Jacobs | January 4, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST
House Speaker John Boehner and other GOP leaders have circled the wagons, vouching for Scalise.
The Louisiana Racists Who Courted Steve Scalise | Jason Berry | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST

Stegopterous, ste-gop′te-rus, adj. roof-winged, keeping the wings deflexed when at rest.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) | Various
Now he had no arms, but he caught up the ax in his mouth and went on chopping, Gip, gop!
Tales of Folk and Fairies | Katharine Pyle
The unheard-of horrors of the Boong-jee-gop, coupled with the tremendous energy of the final “go!”
The Hot Swamp | R.M. Ballantyne
He caught up the ax in his 34 left hand and chopped away, Gip, gop!
Tales of Folk and Fairies | Katharine Pyle

British Dictionary definitions for GOP

GOP

abbreviation for(in the US)

Grand Old Party: a nickname for the Republican Party

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Cultural definitions for GOP

GOP

Abbreviation of Grand Old Party, a nickname for the Republican party in the United States.

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