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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The return of Rachel Reilly was gloriously entertaining, there was no static majority alliance simply mowing down the opposition, and there were griping eliminations along the way.
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
The case of Rana al-Abbasi, who also was a dentist and who had been accused of funding the opposition, was well-known in Syria, and this week's revelations have received wide coverage in the country's news media.
—ABC News, 3 June 2026
Late Tuesday, the Big Ten Conference and SEC—the NCAA’s two richest and most powerful leagues—formally joined the opposition with a joint statement.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 June 2026
His ideas hinge on the out-of-possession, looking to disrupt the opposition build-up and relying on physicality and athleticism in midfield, where players are encouraged to take risks to steal the ball and back each other up in the press.
—Thom Harris, New York Times, 2 June 2026
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
The case of Rana al-Abbasi, who also was a dentist and who had been accused of funding the opposition, was well-known in Syria, and this week's revelations have received wide coverage in the country's news media.
—ABC News, 3 June 2026
Late Tuesday, the Big Ten Conference and SEC—the NCAA’s two richest and most powerful leagues—formally joined the opposition with a joint statement.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 June 2026
His ideas hinge on the out-of-possession, looking to disrupt the opposition build-up and relying on physicality and athleticism in midfield, where players are encouraged to take risks to steal the ball and back each other up in the press.
—Thom Harris, New York Times, 2 June 2026
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“The opposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20opposition. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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