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 messages of the opposition candidates vary, but all are calling for radical change.
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Charles Pensulo, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
That's really the one of the criticisms about the opposition is that it's fragmented and therefore not effective.
—Leila Fadel, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
Geoff Simon, who led the opposition to Measure 1, said the group hasn't filed a challenge to the law but only because state officials haven't enforced the measure, or at least not to an alarming level.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2025
From her place in hiding, their leader María Corina Machado has kept the opposition movement alive.
—Kristina Foltz, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
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Charles Pensulo, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
That's really the one of the criticisms about the opposition is that it's fragmented and therefore not effective.
—Leila Fadel, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
Geoff Simon, who led the opposition to Measure 1, said the group hasn't filed a challenge to the law but only because state officials haven't enforced the measure, or at least not to an alarming level.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2025
From her place in hiding, their leader María Corina Machado has kept the opposition movement alive.
—Kristina Foltz, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
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 18 Sep. 2025.
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