opposition
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3.4
- noun
- /ˌɑːpəˈzɪʃən/
- UK
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oposición
- And one would expect that the opposition party would be articulating an alternative vision.
- the opposition party
- the opposition leader
- members of the opposition
Yeah, because you had Keir Starmer, who was the opposition leader.
- Yeah, because you had Keir Starmer, who was the opposition leader.
- And he became the the the face of the conservative opposition to Biden.
- And then on the night of his funeral, the opposition was in the house celebrating his death.
- Our job now is, in my view, to figure out how we create an effective opposition.
- What I'm saying is the biggest threat to the opposition right now is men who know how to think for themselves.
Examples
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The leader of the opposition, Mr Churchill, addressed Parliament.
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And a lot of people credit their implementation of that ID with the fact that the opposition party won for the first time in decades.
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As leader of the opposition, I should not be.
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I have the Leader of the Opposition on the telephone.
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A final significant agreement between the government and the opposition was reached in August 1989.
Academic text (1990) -
Bear that number in mind when you hear the Opposition complaining about cuts.
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Opposition to the appointment of Rostam Qassemi as oil minister is not opposition to his person.
Academic text (2012) -
President Obama fought hard for IPAB, over strong opposition from Congress, which saw the board as usurping its power.
Academic text (2011) -
The Republican Party formed from opposition to the idea of extending slavery into the territories and requiring free states to return runaway slaves.
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The leader of the opposition criticized the government's latest policies during the debate.
Synonyms
∞
3.2
An organized group of people with the same political aims who try to win power
Compounds
- Specialized
A relation between two points directly opposite each other on a sphere or circle
- Specialized
Two things that are at right angles to each other, like lines or vectors
A clear contrast between two very different ends that shows points between them
How Oppositional
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word opposition comes from Latin words ob- 'against' and ponere 'to place', the same root as position. So the political opposition is the group 'placed against' the government and ready to take power.