op-ed

UK: /ˈɒpˌɛd/ US: /ˈɑpˌɛd/ ,(op′ed′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

op-ed /ˈɑpˌɛd/   n. [proper noun* uncountable;
sometimes Op-Ed]

1. Journalism a newspaper page or section with signed articles by commentators and essayists, opposite the editorial page.

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op-ed / ˈɒpˌɛd/ noun

1. a page of a newspaper where varying opinions are expressed by columnists, commentators, etc
2. (as modifier): an op-ed column in the New York Times

Etymology: 20th Century: from op(posite) ed(itorial page)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

Op-Ed  (op′ed′), n. 

1. Journalism a newspaper page devoted to signed articles by commentators, essayists, humorists, etc., of varying viewpoints:
   the Op-Ed of today's
   New York Times. Also called Op′-Ed page′. 

• op(posite) ed(itorial page) 1965–70, American.