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 right-footed curl also means that the opposition goalkeeper can rarely come to claim the ball when delivered away from their reach compared with an inswinging cross from an inverted winger.
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Mark Carey, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2025
While the spending plan backed by the mayor's rivals passed without a veto-proof majority, members of the opposition bloc behind the budget have expressed confidence that an actual veto would have convinced more alders to join them in overriding Johnson, rather than risk a shutdown.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Failure to deliver has helped the opposition AfD thrive.
—Sudha David-Wilp, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2025
Former treasurer Josh Frydenberg, a member of the opposition Liberal party, whose mother arrived in Australia as a refugee from the Holocaust, channeled deep feelings of betrayal in a speech at the memorial.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025
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Mark Carey, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2025
While the spending plan backed by the mayor's rivals passed without a veto-proof majority, members of the opposition bloc behind the budget have expressed confidence that an actual veto would have convinced more alders to join them in overriding Johnson, rather than risk a shutdown.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Failure to deliver has helped the opposition AfD thrive.
—Sudha David-Wilp, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2025
Former treasurer Josh Frydenberg, a member of the opposition Liberal party, whose mother arrived in Australia as a refugee from the Holocaust, channeled deep feelings of betrayal in a speech at the memorial.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025
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“The opposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20opposition. Accessed 28 Dec. 2025.
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