Op-Ed

American  

[op-ed] / ˈɒpˌɛd /

Or op-ed

noun

plural

Op-Eds

1. Also called Op-Ed page,.  Also called 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.

2. 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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op-ed British  

/ ˈɒpˌɛd /

noun

1. 1. a page of a newspaper where varying opinions are expressed by columnists, commentators, etc

   2. ( as modifier )

      an op-ed column in the New York Times

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Etymology

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

Example Sentences

Gelin based his op-ed on “the verdict of the world’s most credible democracy watchdog,” the Swedish V-Dem Institute.

From Salon

Mr. Boise’s op-ed speaks truth, but he fails to give credit where credit is due.

From The Wall Street Journal

In 2009, he wrote an op-ed for The New York Times where he closed by saying, “The world wants to believe in America again because the world needs to believe in America again. We need your ideas . . . at a time when the rest of the world is running out of them.”

From Salon

Craig Kilborn, host of CBS’s “The Late Late Show,” deemed the Equal Time Rule a censorship device, as he wrote in a New York Times op-ed piece, “My Couch is Too Small for 135 Candidates.”

From The Wall Street Journal

She made that abundantly clear in an op-ed for the New York Times that also criticized the series for what she claims is a misogynistic portrayal of her younger self.

From Los Angeles Times