in opposition to
idiom
1
: in a way that is against someone or something
He spoke in opposition to the new law.
Her theories stand in opposition to traditional beliefs.
2
: in a way that shows how two things are different or disagree
two words that can be defined in opposition to each other
Examples of in opposition to in a Sentence
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Tens of thousands crowded into the Plaza de Mayo in central Buenos Aires, lifting books above their heads in opposition to the drastic budget cuts to public universities.
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Vera Bergengruen/buenos Aires, TIME, 23 May 2024
The House recently passed legislation that would create a broader definition of antisemitism for the Department of Education to use in enforcing anti-discrimination laws, prompted by a student protest movement in opposition to the Israel-Hamas war.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2024
While mental health advocates have signaled support for the House bill, representatives from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and the Michigan Association of Health Plans testified in opposition to HB 4707, according to a legislative analysis.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 21 May 2024
The pardon comes as Texas has been in the midst of another round of public protests, this time on college campuses in opposition to Israel’s actions in the Gaza war.
—J. David Goodman, New York Times, 16 May 2024
Again, this was in opposition to Republicans whose policies have hurt urban areas that are majority Black and have diluted Black voting power.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 2024
Across the California State University system, thousands of students across the 23-campus system have participated in protests in support of Palestinian people, and in opposition to the Israeli government and the war in Gaza.
—Jenavieve Hatch and, Sacramento Bee, 7 May 2024
By contrast, there is a dangerous rigidity to be found in the idea that concern for the dreadful situation of the hostages is somehow in opposition to, or incompatible with, the demand for a ceasefire.
—Zadie Smith, The New Yorker, 5 May 2024
There’s Henry Wallace, who ran as a progressive in opposition to Harry Truman’s hostility to the Soviet Union at the start of the Cold War.
—Nate Cohn, New York Times, 4 May 2024
Vera Bergengruen/buenos Aires, TIME, 23 May 2024
The House recently passed legislation that would create a broader definition of antisemitism for the Department of Education to use in enforcing anti-discrimination laws, prompted by a student protest movement in opposition to the Israel-Hamas war.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2024
While mental health advocates have signaled support for the House bill, representatives from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and the Michigan Association of Health Plans testified in opposition to HB 4707, according to a legislative analysis.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 21 May 2024
The pardon comes as Texas has been in the midst of another round of public protests, this time on college campuses in opposition to Israel’s actions in the Gaza war.
—J. David Goodman, New York Times, 16 May 2024
Again, this was in opposition to Republicans whose policies have hurt urban areas that are majority Black and have diluted Black voting power.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 2024
Across the California State University system, thousands of students across the 23-campus system have participated in protests in support of Palestinian people, and in opposition to the Israeli government and the war in Gaza.
—Jenavieve Hatch and, Sacramento Bee, 7 May 2024
By contrast, there is a dangerous rigidity to be found in the idea that concern for the dreadful situation of the hostages is somehow in opposition to, or incompatible with, the demand for a ceasefire.
—Zadie Smith, The New Yorker, 5 May 2024
There’s Henry Wallace, who ran as a progressive in opposition to Harry Truman’s hostility to the Soviet Union at the start of the Cold War.
—Nate Cohn, New York Times, 4 May 2024
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“In opposition to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20opposition%20to. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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