oppositionist
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7.4
- noun
- /ˌɑːpəˈzɪʃənɪst/
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opositor
- As a dedicated oppositionist, she voiced her concerns about the administration's lack of transparency during the town hall meeting.
- led by oppositionist
Examples
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The oppositionist party organized protests against the new government policy, rallying thousands of supporters.
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However, by 1929, much of the group had been exposed to the authorities, and most Chinese students, oppositionist or not, were being sent back to Chiang Kai-shek's China anyway.
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The same bias inspired the efforts of the oppositionist forces, who saw the central government policies as inspired by non-Iranian considerations.
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These groups thus become not just revolutionary oppositionists; they become the guardians of justice and equity for the people of the world.
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The resulting strikes, which broke out in Moscow and other cities, were spontaneous and no evidence existed to connect them with any oppositionist faction.
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But it is worth remembering that, historically, "patriotism" was in fact another word for precisely this kind of oppositionist critique.
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Schwitters and the Dada were really radical oppositionists.
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The Middle Eastern oppositionists saw America as an external, illegitimate force that continually strove to destroy the pure internal core of the Islamic world.
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The regime moved against oppositionists, employing exile, mass arrests, torture, and disappearances to deter potential dissension.
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While the oppositionists prevent both Shakhov and some activists from attending the rally, Kartashov delivers a clever address that even the rationalizers must support.
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
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3.6
A person who acts against the government or people in power
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2.9
A person who shows strong disagreement in public, often in a group
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7.5
A person who speaks against the government or its leaders and may be punished
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7.2
A person who disagrees with common ideas or with those in charge
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6.3
A person who opposes another person, often in a story or argument
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5.1
A person who disagrees with a law or plan and says so
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6.2
A person who opposes authority or control
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7.4
A person who openly opposes their government or its policies
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4.5
A person who speaks out against a plan or idea
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6.5
A person or group that opposes the government
A person who protests without violence to try to change society or government
A person who openly refuses to obey rules or authority
A person who opposes people and groups in power
Antonyms
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Morphology
oppositionist = opposition (transparent) = opposition + ist
Clear agentive derivation: '-ist' added to the noun 'opposition' yields a person who is aligned with or practices opposition.
Etymology
The word oppositionist comes from the same root as oppose and opponent; oppose means 'to put against' and the ending -ist means 'a person who'. So an oppositionist is a person who stands 'against' a government or policy, which is why it means someone who actively resists authority.