Republican party Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun the younger of two major political parties in the United States; GOP is an acronym for grand old party
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(U.S. Politics) (a) An earlier name of the Democratic party when it was opposed to the Federal party. Thomas Jefferson was its great leader.(b) One of the existing great parties. It was organized in 1856 by a combination of voters from other parties for the purpose of opposing the extension of slavery, and in 1860 it elected Abraham Lincoln president.