Op-Ed

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[ 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

Ed Brooke, the first African-American Senator since Reconstruction, embraced fights with the left and right.
Ed Brooke: The Senate's Civil Rights Pioneer and Prophet of a Post-Racial America|John Avlon|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Cocker became an international star in the late 1960s, showing up everywhere from Woodstock to The Ed Sullivan Show.
The Greatest Rock Voice of All Time Belonged to Joe Cocker|Ted Gioia|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I like all of them, in a way, but I like Scissorhands and Ed Wood.
Tim Burton Talks ‘Big Eyes,’ His Taste For the Macabre, and the ‘Beetlejuice’ Sequel|Marlow Stern|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But, yeah, Beetlejuice, Scissorhands, and Ed Wood are my favorites.
Tim Burton Talks ‘Big Eyes,’ His Taste For the Macabre, and the ‘Beetlejuice’ Sequel|Marlow Stern|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST

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
By way of example, compare 'The bysschop weop for 'ermyng'; King Alisaunder, ed.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
O Jakobowski many tears you'll shed man,You lost your money when you lost your 'Ed-man!
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, July 27, 1895|Various
If I'd a boiled beetroot face like you, I'd never show my 'ed in a public room again.
The Chequers|James Runciman
He also quotes the expression 'grans danses et grans karolles' from Froissart, ed.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
See the long account of this in the Knight de la Tour Landry, ed.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer

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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