GOP — n. [from Grand Old Party.] The Republican Party, the younger of the two major political parties in the U. S. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
GOP — [jē΄ō΄pē′] n. 〚G(rand) O(ld) P(arty)〛 name for REPUBLICAN PARTY * * * GOP abbr. Grand Old Party (Republican Party). * * * ( … Universalium
GOP — [ˌdʒi: əu ˈpi: US ou ] n AmE the GOP the Grand Old Party another name for the Republican Party in US politics … Dictionary of contemporary English
GOP — Grand Old Party (Republican Party) Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations … Law dictionary
GOP — UK US noun ACCOUNTING ► ABBREVIATION for GROSS OPERATING PROFIT(Cf. ↑gross operating profit) … Financial and business terms
GOP — U.S. Republican Party, 1884, an abbreviation of Grand Old Party. The Republicans were so called from 1876; the Democratic Party also was referred to occasionally as grand old party, with lower case letters, in 1870s 80s and had a greater claim to … Etymology dictionary
GOP — (Grand Old Party) nickname for the Republican Party (USA) … English contemporary dictionary
GOP — [jē΄ō΄pē′] n. [G(rand) O(ld) P(arty)] name for REPUBLICAN PARTY … English World dictionary
gop — ol·i·gop·o·list; ol·i·gop·o·lis·tic; ol·i·gop·o·ly; ol·i·gop·so·nist; ol·i·gop·so·nis·tic; ol·i·gop·so·ny; phe·gop·ter·is; py·gop·a·gus; py·gop·o·des; py·gop·o·did; py·gop·o·dous; shon·gop·o·vi; zy·gop·tera; zy·gop·ter·a·ce·ae;… … English syllables
GOP — abbr. US Grand Old Party (the Republican Party). * * * noun the younger of two major political parties in the United States; GOP is an acronym for grand old party (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑Republican Party • Hypernyms: ↑party, ↑political party … Useful english dictionary