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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Polar gulags are also the preferred place to send political prisoners who threaten the government, such as the opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died under suspicious circumstances in one such prison in 2024.
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Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Advertisement Advertisement The strikes have triggered a whole host of reactions among the opposition party, none apparently unified or coordinated.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 23 June 2025
Inter — in notably cool conditions — spent much of the second half camped in the opposition half, too, and their pressure eventually told when Lautaro Martinez neatly hooked an equaliser with barely 10 minutes remaining.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 21 June 2025
Official results of the election handed Mr. Lukashenko his sixth term in office but were denounced by the opposition and the West as a sham.
—Yuras Karmanau, Christian Science Monitor, 21 June 2025
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Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Advertisement Advertisement The strikes have triggered a whole host of reactions among the opposition party, none apparently unified or coordinated.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 23 June 2025
Inter — in notably cool conditions — spent much of the second half camped in the opposition half, too, and their pressure eventually told when Lautaro Martinez neatly hooked an equaliser with barely 10 minutes remaining.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 21 June 2025
Official results of the election handed Mr. Lukashenko his sixth term in office but were denounced by the opposition and the West as a sham.
—Yuras Karmanau, Christian Science Monitor, 21 June 2025
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“The opposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20opposition. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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