gop
/ˌdʒiː əʊ ˈpiː/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌdʒiː əʊ ˈpiː/ (ame, ipa)
gop — abbreviation
1. a short label for the Grand Old Party, one of the two main political parties in
a short label for the Grand Old Party, one of the two main political parties in the United States, whose members and supporters are called Republicans.
Mei wrote a school report about how the GOP picks its candidate for president.
the GOP as a noun phrase with 'the'
Senator Omar told the local paper that the GOP would block the new climate bill.
the GOP as the subject doing political action
Many GOP voters in rural Ohio said they cared most about jobs and gas prices.
The map on the news showed every state where the GOP won a seat in the Senate.
After the debate, Diego asked his teacher why people call the Republican Party the GOP.
- Republican Party
the full official name; used in formal writing and first mentions before switching to GOP
- Republicans
refers to the members and supporters as a group rather than the party as an institution
- Grand Old Party
the full expansion of the letters; older and more formal feel, mainly in headlines or history writing
- Democratic Party
the other major US party; often paired with GOP in news reports
- Democrats
the members and supporters of the Democratic Party
文法句型
the GOP
GOP + noun (GOP candidate, GOP senator)
用法筆記
Treated as a singular proper noun and almost always written with 'the' in front of it ('the GOP'). Common in American news writing and political talk; rarely used outside the US context.