the opposition
noun
: a person or group that someone is trying to defeat or succeed against : a person or group that someone is competing with
The coach advised her team not to underestimate the opposition.
Examples of the opposition in a Sentence
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Yoon has said the move was aimed at better listening to public opinion but the opposition criticized the appointment as an attempt to control prosecutors.
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Soo-Hyang Choi, Fortune Asia, 9 May 2024
Expect the eighth-year veteran to be the boundary cornerback opposite Ramsey, who will likely shadow the opposition’s best receiver this upcoming season.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 5 May 2024
South Taiwan is a DPP stronghold, but not everyone in the south agrees that the opposition parties are the problem.
—Eryk Michael Smith, Fox News, 4 May 2024
Only a minority of the results had been announced by early Friday, but already the signs were ominous, if not unexpected, for Mr. Sunak’s Conservatives, who have trailed the opposition Labour Party by double digits in national polls for 18 months.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 3 May 2024
But the precise circumstances of the opposition leader’s death at the Arctic prison remain unclear.
—Dan De Luce, NBC News, 27 Apr. 2024
With the Tories facing a 20-point plus deficit behind the opposition Labour party, Sunak has pointed to sharp falls in inflation, lower energy bills and growing wages as signs that the economy is back on track.
—Tom Rees, Fortune Europe, 10 May 2024
Members of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party have also been quick to link its claims to the Congress Party, which ruled over India for nearly 50 years following its independence from British rule in 1947, by accusing the opposition of appeasing minorities.
—Astha Rajvanshi, TIME, 10 May 2024
City Council President Jamie Torres, who represents the city’s District 3 where that encampment and future shelter are located, said the concerns voiced in the opposition letter are largely a reflection of the city’s failures to adequately address the homelessness crisis.
—Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 7 May 2024
Soo-Hyang Choi, Fortune Asia, 9 May 2024
Expect the eighth-year veteran to be the boundary cornerback opposite Ramsey, who will likely shadow the opposition’s best receiver this upcoming season.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 5 May 2024
South Taiwan is a DPP stronghold, but not everyone in the south agrees that the opposition parties are the problem.
—Eryk Michael Smith, Fox News, 4 May 2024
Only a minority of the results had been announced by early Friday, but already the signs were ominous, if not unexpected, for Mr. Sunak’s Conservatives, who have trailed the opposition Labour Party by double digits in national polls for 18 months.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 3 May 2024
But the precise circumstances of the opposition leader’s death at the Arctic prison remain unclear.
—Dan De Luce, NBC News, 27 Apr. 2024
With the Tories facing a 20-point plus deficit behind the opposition Labour party, Sunak has pointed to sharp falls in inflation, lower energy bills and growing wages as signs that the economy is back on track.
—Tom Rees, Fortune Europe, 10 May 2024
Members of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party have also been quick to link its claims to the Congress Party, which ruled over India for nearly 50 years following its independence from British rule in 1947, by accusing the opposition of appeasing minorities.
—Astha Rajvanshi, TIME, 10 May 2024
City Council President Jamie Torres, who represents the city’s District 3 where that encampment and future shelter are located, said the concerns voiced in the opposition letter are largely a reflection of the city’s failures to adequately address the homelessness crisis.
—Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 7 May 2024
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“The opposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20opposition. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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