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Op-Ed
noun
- Also called
Op-Ed page,.
a newspaper page devoted to signed articles by commentators, essayists, humorists, etc., of varying viewpoints:
the Op-Ed of today's New York Times. - an article written for this page:
The governor was very upset when an Op-Ed criticized the corruption in her circle of advisors and appointees.
/ ˈɒpˌɛd /
noun
- a page of a newspaper where varying opinions are expressed by columnists, commentators, etc
- ( as modifier )
an op-ed column in the New York Times
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Op-Ed1
An Americanism first recorded in
1920–25;
abbreviation of op(posite) ed(itorial page), from its placement in the print newspaper
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Op-Ed1
C20: from op ( posite ) ed ( itorial page )
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Example Sentences
“Imagine, if you will, giving the keys to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s data vaults to someone who has spent years spreading misinformation about vaccines,” Dr. Kavita Patel, a professor of medicine at Stanford University and former government official, wrote in an op-ed.
"Her politics, which are otherwise incoherent, tend to be sympathetic to these two strongmen, painting America as the problem and the dictators as misunderstood," wrote anti-Trump conservative and former Naval War College professor Tom Nichols in an op-ed published by The Atlantic.
The internal election spilled into public view, with an op-ed appearing in The New York Times, and 13 of the club’s past presidents wrote an open letter decrying the anti-immigrant candidates as bigots.
"If we fail to deliver on President Trump’s priorities, we will lose" the support of the coalition that elected him for a second term,Thune wrote in a Fox News op-ed.
Two weeks ago, Silver wrote in a New York Times op-ed that the race was just as close, but if he was forced to pick a candidate to win, his "gut" would suggest Trump.