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.

Examples of the opposition in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Critics warn that openly discussing armed resistance could endanger protesters, deepen divisions inside the opposition and risk pushing Iran toward civil war. —Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026

Labour, which dog-walked the opposition with almost 34% of votes in the 2024 general election, is now left desperately fighting to mobilize a mere 17% of voters who still back them. —Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 7 May 2026

But as the Paramount-Warner merger draws closer, the opposition has grown louder. —Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026

In The Atlantic, Marc Novicoff predicted that state congressional elections could resemble the winner-take-all electoral college, with Indiana-style efforts to wipe out the opposition party. —David Weigel, semafor.com, 6 May 2026

Rhymes for the opposition

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• indisposition
• interposition
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