oppositionists

noun

Definition of oppositionistsnext
plural of oppositionist
as in rebels

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  1. challengers
  2. insurgents
  3. insurrectionists
Noun
  • The stakes have never been higher, and the challengers are ready to test NVIDIA’s resilience.
    Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • In the Central Valley, the Antelope Valley and Orange County, a trio of Democratic congressional challengers unseated Republican incumbents as the party narrowed the GOP’s razor-thin majority in the House of Representatives.
    Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of challengers
Noun
  • The fall of Homs gave insurgents control over Syria's strategic heartland and key highway crossroads, severing Damascus from Assad's coastal strongholds of Latakia and Tartus, home to Russian military bases.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
  • In a stunning turn, the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad appears to have fallen after rebels advanced into the capital Damascus, catching government forces by surprise 10 days after a lightning advance by insurgents first began.
    Victoria Beaule, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of insurgents
Noun
  • History is watching — just like history watched three years ago on January 6th when insurrectionists stormed this very Capitol and placed a dagger to the throat of American democracy.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Past presidents have pardoned insurrectionists before, but not recently.
    Nicole Narea, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Definition of insurrectionists
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