GOP

GOP
GOP "U.S. Republican Party," 1884, an abbreviation of Grand Old Party. The Republicans were so called from 1876; the Democratic Party also was referred to occasionally as grand old party, with lower-case letters, in 1870s-80s and had a greater claim to the title.

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  • GOP — n. [from Grand Old Party.] The Republican Party, the younger of the two major political parties in the U. S. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • GOP — [jē΄ō΄pē′] n. 〚G(rand) O(ld) P(arty)〛 name for REPUBLICAN PARTY * * * GOP abbr. Grand Old Party (Republican Party). * * * ( …   Universalium

  • GOP — [ˌdʒi: əu ˈpi: US ou ] n AmE the GOP the Grand Old Party another name for the Republican Party in US politics …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • GOP — puede referirse a: Partido Republicano de los Estados Unidos, por su sobrenombre de Grand Old Party; Aeropuerto de Gorakhpur (India), por su código IATA. Esta página de desambiguación cataloga artículos relacionados con el mismo título. Si… …   Wikipedia Español

  • GOP — Grand Old Party (Republican Party) Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations …   Law dictionary

  • GOP — UK US noun ACCOUNTING ► ABBREVIATION for GROSS OPERATING PROFIT(Cf. ↑gross operating profit) …   Financial and business terms

  • GOP — (Grand Old Party) nickname for the Republican Party (USA) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • GOP — [jē΄ō΄pē′] n. [G(rand) O(ld) P(arty)] name for REPUBLICAN PARTY …   English World dictionary

  • gop — ol·i·gop·o·list; ol·i·gop·o·lis·tic; ol·i·gop·o·ly; ol·i·gop·so·nist; ol·i·gop·so·nis·tic; ol·i·gop·so·ny; phe·gop·ter·is; py·gop·a·gus; py·gop·o·des; py·gop·o·did; py·gop·o·dous; shon·gop·o·vi; zy·gop·tera; zy·gop·ter·a·ce·ae;… …   English syllables

  • GOP — abbr. US Grand Old Party (the Republican Party). * * * noun the younger of two major political parties in the United States; GOP is an acronym for grand old party (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑Republican Party • Hypernyms: ↑party, ↑political party …   Useful english dictionary

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