Op-Ed

American  

[op-ed] / ˈɒpˌɛd /

Or op-ed

noun

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

He writes the twice-weekly “Business World” column that appears on the paper's op-ed page on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

From The Wall Street Journal

The safety concerns expressed in Dr. Carlson’s op-ed are on my mind almost every time I step on the field.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Global Times op-ed called on Ottawa to set a foreign policy path separate from that of the US and to exercise "strategic autonomy".

From BBC

After Laura Foote wrote a housing op-ed in a local newspaper, Wiener recruited her.

From The Wall Street Journal

Elizabeth Price Foley and Jason Torchinsky’s op-ed, on the unconstitutionality of disparate-impact theory, left me with no such “impression that any use of statistics to prove intent to discriminate is illegal.”

From The Wall Street Journal