How to Use leader of the opposition in a Sentence

leader of the opposition

noun phrase

• At the time, in 2008, Netanyahu was the leader of the opposition.
  — Anshel Pfeffer, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2024
• Benny Gantz, who is a part of the prime minister's war cabinet, is the leader of the opposition party in Israel.
  — Mansee Khurana, NPR, 4 Apr. 2024
• Like Barr and Garland, Holder clashed with leaders of the opposition party when that party was newly in control of the House and eager to take on the president.
  — Ron Elving, NPR, 15 June 2024
• These two forces have worked in tandem to turn the RN into the de facto leader of the opposition to an unpopular president.
  — Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 28 June 2024
• In March, Rahul Gandhi, the leader of the opposition, was expelled from Parliament outright.
  — Daniel Brook, The New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2023
• Protesters included Yair Lapid, the country's previous prime minister and current leader of the opposition, who joined the masses in front of the Knesset.
  — Justin Klawans, The Week, 26 Mar. 2023
• There is no official leader of the opposition in American politics, but the pro-democracy coalition cannot afford to splinter.
  — Barton Gellman, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
• The main leader of the opposition, Gonzalez, and opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, have gone into hiding since the vote.
  — Greg Wehner, Fox News, 4 Sep. 2024
• Divisions within the party over the issue had previously led to a more cautious approach, with Keir Starmer, leader of the opposition, preferring to avoid the subject altogether rather than risk internal disputes.
  — Anand Menon, Foreign Affairs, 30 Dec. 2021
• Carroll, a hardcore physicalist, served as an unofficial leader of the opposition as the workshop unfolded.
  — Dan Falk, Scientific American, 25 Sep. 2023
• For women, however, the campaign season has been particularly fraught because of allegations swirling around the most prominent leader of the opposition, Ousmane Sonko.
  — Ayen Deng Bior, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Mar. 2024
• Before becoming leader of the opposition, Luxon, 53, was party spokesman for various government departments and a member of several select committees.
  — Helen Regan, CNN, 13 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 13 Dec 2024