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.

Examples of the opposition in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Players changed over the years, but Weaver was the constant, manipulating the nuanced edges of the game and ever working to obtain some slender advantage over the opposition. —Raymond Daniel Burke, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2025

Radio and Television Supreme Council member Ilhan Tasci said that other channels backing the opposition were fined and handed program suspensions over their protest coverage. —Arkansas Online, 28 Mar. 2025

In 2023, María Corina Machado won the opposition primaries to challenge Nicolás Maduro in the presidential elections, but Venezuelan authorities subsequently barred her from running. —Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2025

The board usually consists of five members: three from the president's party and two from the opposition. —Doc Louallen, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2025

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