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the younger of two major political parties in the United States; GOP is an acronym for grand old party (Freq. 1)

the Reˈpublican Party [Republican Party] noun singular

one of the two main political parties in the US, usually considered to support conservative views, and to want to limit the power of central government

compare ↑Democratic Party

The Republican Party is sometimes called the Grand Old Party. It was established in 1854 by people who wanted to free the slaves. Abraham ↑Lincoln was the first Republican ↑President, and others have included Theodore Roosevelt, Dwight D Eisenhower, Richard M Nixon, Ronald Reagan, George Bush and George W Bush. The official symbol of the party is an elephant.