often capitalized O&E, often attributive
: a page of special features usually opposite the editorial page of a newspaper
also : a feature on such a page

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Others attending the meeting in South Africa included EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot, who repeated France's condemnation of Russia in an op-ed published by several media outlets. Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 21 Feb. 2025 George Clooney, who authored an op-ed calling on then-President Joe Biden to exit the 2024 race, is weighing in on President Donald Trump's election victory. Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025 What To Know Donald Trump Jr. pushed back against these doubts in an op-ed on conservative political news site Human Events. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025 Just this past January, Indiana’s outgoing Republican Governor, Eric Holcomb, hailed the program in an end-of-term op-ed for the IndyStar. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for op-ed

Word History

Etymology

short for opposite editorial

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of op-ed was in 1970

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“Op-ed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/op-ed. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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