leader of the opposition
noun phrase
: the principal member of the opposition party in a British legislative body who is given the status of a salaried government official and an important role in organizing the business of the house
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Ishiba, a straight-talking former defense minister, got 221 votes to 160 for Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party.
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Arata Yamamoto, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
In the lead-up to the 2004 presidential election in Ukraine, supporters of Viktor Yushchenko, then the leader of the opposition, used text messaging to organize the massive protests that became the Orange Revolution.
—Ian Bremmer, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2010
Only Shyne, now the leader of the opposition in the Belize House of Representatives, did time for the incident.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024
As a leader of the opposition to these despots, Sirleaf survived imprisonment, exile, and an abusive husband.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024
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Arata Yamamoto, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
In the lead-up to the 2004 presidential election in Ukraine, supporters of Viktor Yushchenko, then the leader of the opposition, used text messaging to organize the massive protests that became the Orange Revolution.
—Ian Bremmer, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2010
Only Shyne, now the leader of the opposition in the Belize House of Representatives, did time for the incident.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024
As a leader of the opposition to these despots, Sirleaf survived imprisonment, exile, and an abusive husband.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024
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