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.

Examples of the opposition in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After an assassination attempt on President Andrew Jackson in 1835, the opposition party accused him of faking it for public sympathy. —Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026

Here, the nominee’s allies play the roles of members of the Judiciary Committee, anticipating the type of tough questions the nominee will face from skeptical senators from the opposition party of the appointing president. —The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026

Iran executed two men convicted of cooperating with Israel’s Mossad intelligence service and planning attacks inside the country, the judiciary’s news outlet Mizan reported, a charge denied by the opposition group they were linked to. —Will Clark, NBC news, 20 Apr. 2026

And unlike many issues, the opposition toward them often cuts across party lines. —Anusha Mathur, NPR, 20 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for the opposition

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