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# gop

abbreviation, noun (the GOP)

«gop» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. GOP: short for «Grand Old Party», a nickname for the Republican Party, one of the two main political parties in the United States. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gop/#m1)
2. Not an English word on its own in lower case; it appears in news as GOP. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gop/#m2)

### In the lessons

In politics and news lessons about the USA, «GOP» appears in headlines: «GOP candidates», «the GOP majority in the Senate». The other main party is the Democratic Party. Its symbol is an elephant; the Democrats' is a donkey. Phrases: the GOP, GOP leaders, GOP voters.

### Examples

- The GOP is another name for the Republican Party. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gop/#x1)
- News headlines often say «GOP» to save space. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gop/#x2)
- The GOP's symbol is an elephant. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gop/#x3)
- Abraham Lincoln was the first Republican president. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gop/#x4)
- GOP and Democratic leaders argued about the new law. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gop/#x5)

### Note

Always written in capitals: GOP, said as letters «G-O-P». It is about American politics only. The «Grand Old Party» nickname is from the 1800s. Teachers ask us to say what each party says in its own words, fairly.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «gop» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gop/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«gop» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/gop.html) on Mova free.