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 upper house passed the bill two days earlier after the opposition boycotted the debate — an unusually swift passage for a constitutional change.
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Reuters, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2025
Attorneys for Put Missouri First, the opposition campaign, did not immediately respond to calls for comment.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 13 Nov. 2025
Democrats, the minority in the lower chamber, brought 214 signatures to the petition, with four Republicans joining the opposition party.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
When asked about the opposition, protesters reached for familiar caricatures.
—Adam G. Klein, The Conversation, 12 Nov. 2025
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Reuters, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2025
Attorneys for Put Missouri First, the opposition campaign, did not immediately respond to calls for comment.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 13 Nov. 2025
Democrats, the minority in the lower chamber, brought 214 signatures to the petition, with four Republicans joining the opposition party.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
When asked about the opposition, protesters reached for familiar caricatures.
—Adam G. Klein, The Conversation, 12 Nov. 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 20 Nov. 2025.
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