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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That’s due to the opposition between the Moon in your determined 6th house and Jupiter in your quiet 12th house.
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Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 13 Mar. 2026
Mojtaba was born in 1969 in the holy Shi'ite city of Mashhad and grew up as his father was helping lead the opposition to the Shah.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Their resumes don’t stack up with the pedigree of the opposition, but in the WBC, experience is all relative, and often irrelevant.
—Sam Blum, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Snap elections in December resulted in a win for the Vetevendosje party of Prime Minister Albin Kurti, but the party could not garner enough support from the opposition to elect a president.
—Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 8 Mar. 2026
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Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 13 Mar. 2026
Mojtaba was born in 1969 in the holy Shi'ite city of Mashhad and grew up as his father was helping lead the opposition to the Shah.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Their resumes don’t stack up with the pedigree of the opposition, but in the WBC, experience is all relative, and often irrelevant.
—Sam Blum, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Snap elections in December resulted in a win for the Vetevendosje party of Prime Minister Albin Kurti, but the party could not garner enough support from the opposition to elect a president.
—Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 8 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the opposition
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“The opposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20opposition. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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