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Gop has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the younger of two major political parties in the United States; GOP is an acronym for grand old party

"After decades of dominance, the gop finally lost control of Congress to its main rival."

2

Acronym of group of pictures.

"The term was used as a slang synonym for gopnik to describe his rough, street-style clothing."

3

Synonym of gopnik

In plain English: GOP is short for Republican, which refers to members of that political party in the United States.

"After the storm, we spent hours picking up gops from our driveway."

Proper Noun
1

The Republican Party, one of the two major political parties in the United States.

"After years of running against each other, the GOP and Democratic candidates finally agreed to a bipartisan solution for the infrastructure bill."

Example Sentences
"After the storm, we spent hours picking up gops from our driveway." noun
"The gop in the old castle was too narrow for our car to pass through." noun
"We waited at the gop while the rest of the group finished setting up camp." noun
"Don't leave your keys near the gop where anyone could find them easily." noun
See Also
republican party
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
party

Origin

GOP is an initialism that originated as a nickname for the Republican Party around 1884. It stands for "Grand Old Party," which was used to describe the political group at that time.

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