Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or being a newspaper page, usually opposite the editorial page, that features signed articles expressing personal viewpoints.
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- noun A
newspaper page containingsigned articles bycommentators expressingviewpoints that may not agree with thoseespoused by theeditorial board , traditionally printed opposite the editorial page. - adjective Of or being a newspaper page, usually opposite the editorial page, that features signed articles expressing personal viewpoints.
- adjective Of an article, written in a style suitable for publication as an op-ed.
- adjective Of a person, regularly expressing viewpoints by means of op-eds.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Anderson was referring to an op-ed piece the corps was preparing to counter an story that had run in the St. Louis Post-Dispach.
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Anderson was referring to an op-ed piece the corps was preparing to counter an story that had run in the St. Louis Post-Dispach.
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The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, in his Roll Call op-ed "President Is Ignoring Immigration Laws," Feb. 6, argues that a policy of deporting serious criminals instead of parents, military families and students attending college is bad for the country.
Rep. Luis Gutierrez: In the Debate on Immigration, Deportation Must Be Sensible Rep. Luis Gutierrez 2012
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A cheap-shot picture of grandma being thrown off a cliff by an evil Republican is worth at least a 1,000-word op-ed regarding $38 trillion in Medicare liabilities, a future funding crisis and the benefits of true marketplace competition in health care.
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I am going to piggyback on the WSJ debacle, namely the op-ed signed by 16 scientists stating there was "no need to panic over global warming", and the response letter signed by climate scientists, which states that the op-ed was the "climate-science equivalent of dentists practicing cardiology" -- since there were various non-climate scientists among the signatories.
Astrid Caldas: Whatever Happened to "We Agree to Disagree"? Astrid Caldas 2012
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They also oversimplified, though given the constraints of penning an op-ed, that is not easily avoidable.
Superfusion Zachary Karabell 2009
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They also oversimplified, though given the constraints of penning an op-ed, that is not easily avoidable.
Superfusion Zachary Karabell 2009
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They also oversimplified, though given the constraints of penning an op-ed, that is not easily avoidable.
Superfusion Zachary Karabell 2009
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Suddenly, in mid-December the White House forced the CIA to heavily censor a thousand-word op-ed planned for the New York Times on U.S. policy toward Iran.
Fair Game Valerie Plame Wilson 2007
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Piffle; that's why it's called the op-ed page, and why you don't see columns by Nocera, Carr, etc. on the front page.
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rolig commented on the word op-ed
I always thought that this meant "opinion and editorial", but then a note on Bill Walsh's Blogslot to the effect that most people don't know what the "op" really means led me to look it up. It turns out that "op-ed" means "opposite the editorial page." As someone who worked in newspapers for the better part of the 1990s, I am rather chagrined.
August 15, 2008
kewpid commented on the word op-ed
rolig, I was under the same delusion :| Thanks for clarifying!
August 15, 2008
yarb commented on the word op-ed
Same delusion here, too. But I think it's an understandable and justified delusion, and will continue to labour under it.
August 15, 2008