Definitions for op-ed
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Op′-Ed`(n.)
a newspaper page or section devoted to signed articles by commentators, essayists, etc., and sometimes to letters from readers.
Category: Journalism
Origin of Op-Ed:
1965–70, Amer.; op(posite)ed(itorial page)
Wiktionary
op-ed(Noun)
A newspaper page containing signed articles by commentators expressing viewpoints that may not agree with those espoused by the editorial board, traditionally printed opposite the editorial page.
op-ed(Adjective)
Of or being a newspaper page, usually opposite the editorial page, that features signed articles expressing personal viewpoints.
op-ed(Adjective)
Of an article, written in a style suitable for publication as an op-ed.
Origin: Abbreviation for “opposite the editorial” (often incorrectly thought to be abbreviation for opinion/editorial).
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