gop
/ˌdʒiː əʊ ˈpiː/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌdʒiː əʊ ˈpiː/ (ame, ipa)
gop — 縮寫
1. a short label for the Grand Old Party, one of the two main political parties in
美國共和黨
美國共和黨的常用簡稱
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.
Mei 寫了一份學校報告，談 GOP（共和黨）如何挑選總統候選人。
the GOP as a noun phrase with 'the'
Senator Omar told the local paper that the GOP would block the new climate bill.
Omar 參議員向地方報紙表示，GOP（共和黨）將會阻擋新的氣候法案。
the GOP as the subject doing political action
Many GOP voters in rural Ohio said they cared most about jobs and gas prices.
俄亥俄州鄉下許多 GOP（共和黨）選民說，他們最在意的就是工作和油價。
The map on the news showed every state where the GOP won a seat in the Senate.
新聞上的地圖顯示出每一個由 GOP（共和黨）贏得參議院席次的州。
After the debate, Diego asked his teacher why people call the Republican Party the GOP.
辯論結束後，Diego 問老師為什麼大家把共和黨叫做 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.