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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But the ‘Special Relationship’ is getting more complicated On policy, however, Badenoch is sure to drag the opposition party to the right.
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Rob Picheta, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
The most significant donor to the opposition campaign has been Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings’s wife, Patty Quillin, who has donated $2.5 million to attempt to thwart the measure.
—Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Nov. 2024
The Jets became the first team since 2012 to have zero turnovers, hold the opposition to fewer than 250 of offense, and still lose the game.
—NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024
Supporting the opposition, however, is no simple choice in Tanzania, where non-CCM candidates and supporters are frequently harassed and intimidated.
—Kizito Makoye, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Oct. 2024
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Rob Picheta, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
The most significant donor to the opposition campaign has been Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings’s wife, Patty Quillin, who has donated $2.5 million to attempt to thwart the measure.
—Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Nov. 2024
The Jets became the first team since 2012 to have zero turnovers, hold the opposition to fewer than 250 of offense, and still lose the game.
—NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024
Supporting the opposition, however, is no simple choice in Tanzania, where non-CCM candidates and supporters are frequently harassed and intimidated.
—Kizito Makoye, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for the opposition
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“The opposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20opposition. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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