leader of the opposition

noun phrase

: the principal member of the opposition party in a British legislative body who is given the status of a salaried government official and an important role in organizing the business of the house

Examples of leader of the opposition in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Jeremy Corbyn, who was leader of the opposition at the time, came on the show a decade ago, while former PM Boris Johnson’s father Stanley Johnson appeared two years later. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026

Rahul Gandhi, leader of the opposition in India’s lower house of Parliament, has joined the call for the election commissioner’s removal, condemned the arrests of protesters, and even invited CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke for a high tea this week. — Aakash Hassan, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Oct. 2026

Separately, Israeli President Isaac Herzog called Levine, and Yair Golan, a former general and leader of the opposition Democrats party, visited. — Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026

İnönü, resisting advice from military leaders to ignore the result, resigned from the presidency and took up a new role as the leader of the opposition in the parliament. — Nick Taborall, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1771, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for leader of the opposition

• abolition
• acquisition
• admonition
• ammunition
• apparition
• apposition
• coalition
• competition
• composition
• definition
• deglutition
• demolition