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  • G.O.P.
    G.O.P.
    abbreviation
    Grand Old Party (an epithet of the Republican Party since 1880).
  • GOP
    GOP
    abbreviation
    Grand Old Party: a nickname for the Republican Party

G.O.P.

American  
Or GOP

abbreviation

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


GOP British  

abbreviation

  1. Grand Old Party: a nickname for the Republican Party

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

GOP Cultural  
  1. Abbreviation of G rand O ld P arty, a nickname for the Republican party in the United States.


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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

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 donations come after other G.O.P. backers have moved on: The financier Ken Griffin, for example, has said that he will focus more on Congressional races.

From New York Times • Feb. 5, 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 Warde, Margaret

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