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.
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Anti-Yoon protesters who are backing of the opposition party claim that Yoon must be jailed for insurrection.
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Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2025
His meetings come just days after Venezuelan authorities announced a $100,000 reward for information on González's whereabouts, doubling down on its intention to arrest the opposition leader.
—Kyra Colah, Fox News, 7 Jan. 2025
Kinsky is part of the new breed of goalkeepers who instinctively look to play short passes from goal kicks and can receive the ball and make intelligent decisions under pressure to beat the opposition press.
—Elias Burke, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Members of his own Liberal Party have urged him to quit as polls show the ruling party will lose badly to the opposition Conservatives in the next election.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2025
His meetings come just days after Venezuelan authorities announced a $100,000 reward for information on González's whereabouts, doubling down on its intention to arrest the opposition leader.
—Kyra Colah, Fox News, 7 Jan. 2025
Kinsky is part of the new breed of goalkeepers who instinctively look to play short passes from goal kicks and can receive the ball and make intelligent decisions under pressure to beat the opposition press.
—Elias Burke, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Members of his own Liberal Party have urged him to quit as polls show the ruling party will lose badly to the opposition Conservatives in the next election.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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“The opposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20opposition. Accessed 11 Jan. 2025.
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