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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Pedri — Spain/Barcelona The indispensable midfield brain of Barcelona and Spain, equally capable of dictating possession in deeper areas and picking passes through the opposition lines in advanced ones.
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Liam Twomey, New York Times, 11 June 2026
On Wednesday night, consultants hired by the town to do an independent analysis gave an answer the opposition didn’t want.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2026
Teams might enter a game with the strategy of wearing down the starting pitcher in hopes of getting to the opposition’s bullpen.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 9 June 2026
The election showed that economic concerns and the failure of the opposition to form a coherent counter to Pashinyan outweighed the unpopularity of some of his foreign policy ventures.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2026
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Liam Twomey, New York Times, 11 June 2026
On Wednesday night, consultants hired by the town to do an independent analysis gave an answer the opposition didn’t want.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2026
Teams might enter a game with the strategy of wearing down the starting pitcher in hopes of getting to the opposition’s bullpen.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 9 June 2026
The election showed that economic concerns and the failure of the opposition to form a coherent counter to Pashinyan outweighed the unpopularity of some of his foreign policy ventures.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2026
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“The opposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20opposition. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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