Op-Ed

or op-ed

[ op-ed ]

/ ˈɒpˌɛd /

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noun

Also called Op-Ed page, op-ed page . a newspaper page devoted to signed articles by commentators, essayists, humorists, etc., of varying viewpoints: the Op-Ed of today's New York Times.

an article written for this page: The governor was very upset when an Op-Ed criticized the corruption in her circle of advisors and appointees.

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Origin of Op-Ed

An Americanism first recorded in 1920–25; abbreviation of op(posite) ed(itorial page), from its placement in the print newspaper

Words nearby Op-Ed

OPC, op. cit., ope, OPEC, Opechancanough, Op-Ed, Opelika, Opelousas, open, openable, open account

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How to use Op-Ed in a sentence

Gays have won, Mr. Barron said in his op-ed for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and Christians are now “outlaws” and “martyrs.”
Do LGBTs Owe Christians an Olive Branch? Try The Other Way Around|Jay Michaelson|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Judie Brown, president of American Life League, penned an op-ed blasting the “obvious erection.”
When the Religious Right Attacked ‘The Little Mermaid’|Asawin Suebsaeng|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Bowman had just written an op-ed for TheWashington Post detailing alleged sexual assaults by Cosby in the mid-1980s.
It’s Not Just Cosby: Hollywood’s Long List of Male Scumbags|Asawin Suebsaeng|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He did not tell his family until shortly before the op-ed came out.
America’s First Post-Gay Governor|David Freedlander|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Jonathan Merritt, a popular religion writer, recently raised this question in an op-ed for The Week.
Is the Christian Music Industry Softening on Gays?|Matthew Paul Turner|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for Op-Ed

op-ed

/ (ˈɒpˌɛd) /

noun

a page of a newspaper where varying opinions are expressed by columnists, commentators, etc
(as modifier)an op-ed column in the New York Times

Word Origin for op-ed

C20: from op (posite) ed (itorial page)

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