grand old party
grand old party — noun
1. a traditional nickname for the Republican Party in the United States — one of th
a traditional nickname for the Republican Party in the United States — one of the country's two main political parties, generally associated with conservative views on economic and social issues.
The senator has represented the Grand Old Party in Congress for three decades.
Newspaper columnists still use the nickname Grand Old Party when writing about Republican history.
nickname + Grand Old Party (collocation)
Younger Republicans say the Grand Old Party needs a new message for future elections.
The initials GOP, which stand for Grand Old Party, appear in headlines far more often than the full name does.
- Republican Party
the official, neutral name; more formal than the nickname
- GOP
the standard abbreviation, far more frequent than the full phrase in modern English
- Democratic Party
the other major US political party, with more liberal positions
文法句型
the Grand Old Party
用法筆記
The abbreviation GOP is far more common in modern journalism than the full phrase Grand Old Party. The full name now sounds old-fashioned or nostalgic and is rarely used in official party materials.