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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Much of the opposition comes from Democrats, but Republicans display some ambivalence as well.
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Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
That might seem a peculiar question, but these Oilers have a reputation for being passive when the opposition gets filthy.
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
In the months before the disaster, the ramp-up to the elections was marked by increasingly anti-Syrian vitriol from the opposition, including third-party candidates’ campaigning almost exclusively on an anti-Syrian platform.
—Alia Malek, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
While Smotrich’s departure would break Netanyahu’s coalition, his government could be saved by his rival, Yair Lapid of the opposition Yesh Atid party, who has offered a political lifeline to the prime minister by supporting him in the legislature.
—Mick Krever, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
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Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
That might seem a peculiar question, but these Oilers have a reputation for being passive when the opposition gets filthy.
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
In the months before the disaster, the ramp-up to the elections was marked by increasingly anti-Syrian vitriol from the opposition, including third-party candidates’ campaigning almost exclusively on an anti-Syrian platform.
—Alia Malek, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
While Smotrich’s departure would break Netanyahu’s coalition, his government could be saved by his rival, Yair Lapid of the opposition Yesh Atid party, who has offered a political lifeline to the prime minister by supporting him in the legislature.
—Mick Krever, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
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“The opposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20opposition. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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