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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What's even scarier for the opposition is that in Game 4, Curry was able to sit back and play decoy for much of the second half, as Butler (23 second-half points) and Brandin Podziemski (13 second-half points) carried the load.
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Then there are starts when the pitcher labors to throw strikes and dispatch the opposition’s offense efficiently.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Were was a member of the opposition ODM party led by veteran politician Raila Odinga, who lost to William Ruto in the last election in 2022.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
The panel was meant to be bipartisan with three commissioners from the sitting president’s party and two from the opposition.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Then there are starts when the pitcher labors to throw strikes and dispatch the opposition’s offense efficiently.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Were was a member of the opposition ODM party led by veteran politician Raila Odinga, who lost to William Ruto in the last election in 2022.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
The panel was meant to be bipartisan with three commissioners from the sitting president’s party and two from the opposition.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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 20 May. 2025.
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