opt

verb

1. (intransitive)To choose; select.

   “He opted not to go.”

   “She opted for the salad rather than the steak.”

   “They opted against taking the train, preferring the bus.”

   “.... ardent anti-Germans who had 'opted' for France”

   “The Italian opted for Bolton's Cahill alongside captain John Terry - and his decision was rewarded with a goal after only 13 minutes. Bulgaria gave a hint of defensive frailties to come when they failed to clear Young's corner, and when Gareth Barry found Cahill in the box he applied the finish past Nikolay Mihaylov.”

name

1. (abbreviation, alt-of)Abbreviation of Old Portuguese.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of occupied Palestinian territories.

   “The term occupied Palestinian territories (oPt) is used by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)”

   “[…] many aspects of the lives of its inhabitants, according to international law, it must remain responsible for the health in the oPt.”

   “Many actors are playing a role in the governance of Palestinian refugee camps. In Syria and Jordan, the state controls the camps […] the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) and Lebanon is radically different.”

3. (alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of oPt.

   “Restrictions on Movement: IOF have continued to impose a tightened siege on the OPT and imposed severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including Occupied East Jerusalem.”

   “[…] inside what is often referred to as the West Bank, but is officially labeled the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT).”

   “Whether it is Said's identification of the PNA as Israel's surrogate occupier in the OPT, Jeff Halper's examination of Israel's continuing construction of a matrix of control of roads, parks and army bases in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, […]”

   “About 39 children in the occupied Palestinian territory (OPT) died between January and March 2008, while in 2007 […]”

4. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Optional Practical Training.

   “But there are many other programs mentioned in the draft that are important to the tech community. Programs like the J-1, for summer work travel, and the OPT, for international students to stay in the U.S. after graduating. Both were recently revised under the Obama administration. Also, the E-2 program, which is an investor visa, is subject to change.”