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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Among those released are a mother and her 6-month-old baby, who had been born in prison, the opposition said Thursday.
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Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
The decision came after more than two hours of public comments, presentations from the developer and the opposition, and discussion on the dais.
—Catherine Odom
february 19, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its partners won 212 seats in the 350-member Parliament while an 11-party alliance led by the Jamaat-e-Islami party, the country’s largest Islamist party, won 77 seats to be the opposition.
—Julhas Alam, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its partners won 212 seats in the 350-memebr Parliament while an 11-party alliance led by the Jamaat-e-Islami party, the country’s largest Islamist party, won 77 seats to be the opposition.
—ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
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Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
The decision came after more than two hours of public comments, presentations from the developer and the opposition, and discussion on the dais.
—Catherine Odom
february 19, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its partners won 212 seats in the 350-member Parliament while an 11-party alliance led by the Jamaat-e-Islami party, the country’s largest Islamist party, won 77 seats to be the opposition.
—Julhas Alam, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its partners won 212 seats in the 350-memebr Parliament while an 11-party alliance led by the Jamaat-e-Islami party, the country’s largest Islamist party, won 77 seats to be the opposition.
—ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
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