gop
noun
Simple meaning
The Republican Party, one of the two major political parties in the United States.
Pronunciation
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gahpIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɡɑp
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Definition
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noun
US politics
The Republican Party, one of the two major political parties in the United States.
US politics
The younger of two major political parties in the United States; GOP is an acronym for grand old party
signal processingvideo compression
Acronym of group of pictures.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Varies by meaning
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Related Words
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Sense: republican Party
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