gop

«gop» in Mova's school dictionary: GOP: short for «Grand Old Party», a nickname for the… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

abbreviation, noun (the GOP)

meaning for a pupil

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 →

2) Not an English word on its own in lower case; it appears in news as GOP. tree →

sense 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 →
• News headlines often say «GOP» to save space. tree →
• The GOP's symbol is an elephant. tree →
• Abraham Lincoln was the first Republican president. tree →
• GOP and Democratic leaders argued about the new law. tree →

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.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «gop» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.