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op-ed

op-ed

69 4.7
An article in a newspaper or magazine that gives one person's opinion
  • noun
  • /ˈɑːpˌɛd/
  • Literature
translation icon : artículo de opinión
  • In her latest op-ed, she shared her thoughts on climate change policy.
  • an op-ed piece
  • write an op-ed
  • opinion and op-eds

The left was melting down over that op-ed, and now he's their hero.

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Examples

  • By the way, I read your Op-Ed piece in the "Times" last month.

  • You really should do an op-ed piece for The Times.

  • And often it just takes a single op-ed and people start paying attention.

  • I should write an op-ed with that, with that point of view exactly.

  • Is there an op-ed piece coming out that I should know about?

  • In that role, he enjoys writing op-ed pieces and going on television.

    Academic text (2002)
  • It's an op-ed piece by Tyler Cohen, and it's called Americans Own Less Stuff.

  • Sam wrote a rather famous op-ed in the New York Times when I was nominated as the NIH director, saying this is a terrible mistake.

  • Chris Epting first reported on the damage Monday in an op-ed column for The Huntington Beach Independent.

    Blog text (8)
  • In a Washington Post op-ed, he boldly proclaimed that "something has gone terribly wrong with the war in Afghanistan."

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

article
vsop-ed
  • Literature
1.0

A piece of writing in a newspaper or on a website

is a named writer's public view not just general nonfiction content
column
vsop-ed
  • Literature
344 2.8

A regular newspaper article where a writer gives opinions

is an individual author's statement that appears once rather than regularly
newspaper column
vsop-ed
  • Literature
5 2.8

An article in a newspaper that a writer writes regularly to share opinions

is a one-off statement by a named writer not a regular slot
think piece
vsop-ed
  • Literature
1 6.8

An article in a newspaper or magazine that gives opinions to start a discussion

is aimed mainly at a named author's personal view rather than broad analysis

Antonyms

editorial
  • Literature
207 4.4

An article in a newspaper or magazine that gives the paper's opinion on a topic

news article
  • Literature
18 1.2

A written report in a newspaper or website about recent events

Surface Forms

op-ed singular
op-eds plural

Morphology

op-ed = opposite + editorial (opaque) = op + ed

The word is a lexicalized journalistic abbreviation from 'opposite editorial(page)', and its meaning is not recoverable from the clipped pieces alone for an average learner.

Etymology

The word op-ed comes from the idea 'opposite the editorial page' and is also short for 'opinion editorial'. So an op-ed is an opinion piece by a named writer, not the newspaper's official view.