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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While the opposition Conservative Party has a history of deposing prime ministers while in office, Labour does not, said Jonathan Tonge, a professor of politics at the University of Liverpool.
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ABC News, 14 May 2026
In another historic development, preliminary results show that nine women will sit in Parliament for the first time in 24 years, with all seven of the winning party’s female candidates reclaiming their seats and two women from the opposition, the Nassau Guardian reported.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
McDavid, with clean air, could demolish the opposition.
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Instead, the opposition leader, who won the Nobel Peace Prize for promoting democracy, finds herself on the outside looking in.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 12 May 2026
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ABC News, 14 May 2026
In another historic development, preliminary results show that nine women will sit in Parliament for the first time in 24 years, with all seven of the winning party’s female candidates reclaiming their seats and two women from the opposition, the Nassau Guardian reported.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
McDavid, with clean air, could demolish the opposition.
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Instead, the opposition leader, who won the Nobel Peace Prize for promoting democracy, finds herself on the outside looking in.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 12 May 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 15 May. 2026.
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