G.O.P.
abbreviation
Grand Old Party (an epithet of the Republican Party since 1880).
G.O.P.
American
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GOP
abbreviation
GOP
British
abbreviation
GOP
Cultural
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The Texas senator attended a G.O.P. leadership meeting on Tuesday, working with Republicans like Senator Mitch McConnell, the minority leader, for whom he has long been a thorn in the side.
From New York Times ● May 10, 2024
Although he has stressed that the choice of a running mate is his father’s decision alone, Mr. Trump has said he would be happy with Mr. Vance on the G.O.P. ticket.
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2024
After his departure next month, Republicans will control 217 House seats to the Democrats’ 213, allowing the G.O.P. to afford only a single defection from the party line on votes when all members are present.
From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2024
Ms. Haley has rallies planned in Detroit and Grand Rapids ahead of G.O.P. contests that begin Tuesday.
From New York Times ● Feb. 25, 2024
Those who could not do either formed what Mary Brooks called "a female delegation of the G.O.P. from Colorado," and closed in the rear of the procession in a most imposing manner.
From Betty Wales, Sophomore by Margaret Warde
One of the best GOP polling minds, Patrick Ruffini, examined this question, studying 3,312 polls from the last four elections.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
As the chair of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, GOP Sen. Susan Collins of Maine has made her role a centerpiece of her reelection campaign.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026
Over the years, he has watched friends and neighbors pivot from the Democratic Party to the GOP.
From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026
In 2004, Mr. Nordlinger wrote an article in National Review in which he called Indian-Americans “entrepreneurial, hard-working, striving, traditionalist, family-oriented, religious, assimilationist, patriotic”—therefore natural GOP voters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
After the stained glass and worn mahogany pews of the First Presbyterian, GOP felt something like an office building, or even a factory.
From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth
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