Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One of the two primary political parties of the United States, organized in 1854 to oppose the extension of slavery.
- noun The Democratic-Republican Party.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the younger of two major political parties in the United States; GOP is an acronym for grand old party
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Examples
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As long as the term Republican Party exists, we can at least hope that it returns to a more moderate and conservative path, that the party of Nelson Rockefeller and Barry Goldwater will reemerge.
CNN Political Ticker 2009
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As long as the term Republican Party exists, we can at least hope that it returns to a more moderate and conservative path, that the party of Nelson Rockefeller and Barry Goldwater will reemerge.
WordPress.com News 2009
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As long as the term Republican Party exists, we can at least hope that it returns to a more moderate and conservative path, that the party of Nelson Rockefeller and Barry Goldwater will reemerge.
CNN Political Ticker 2009
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As long as the term Republican Party exists, we can at least hope that it returns to a more moderate and conservative path, that the party of Nelson Rockefeller and Barry Goldwater will reemerge.
WordPress.com News 2009
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He referred to the Republican Party's goal of $100 billion in spending cuts for the rest of the 2011 fiscal year.
Failed Spending Votes May Pave Way for Deal, Says Lew Damian Paletta 2011
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The Republican Party, in other words, is no longer a party of elderly white men.
How the GOP Can Win Young Voters Margaret Hoover 2011
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When we come back Sam Tanenhaus on his new book, pronouncing conservatism dead as in kaput, toast, six feet under and which magazines is he calling Republican Party mouthpieces?
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When we come back Sam Tanenhaus on his new book, pronouncing conservatism dead as in kaput, toast, six feet under and which magazines is he calling Republican Party mouthpieces?
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The malefactors of great wealth are always hovering over the zombified mass of lies and resentments and prejudices that we call the Republican Party, waiting to breathe a simulacrum of life into it.
Mercury Rising 鳯女 2009
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You may wonder why I call the Republican Party the Repuglican Party.
Politics Plus 2009
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