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opposition (oh)



[U] strong disagreement with, or protest against, something such as a plan, law, or system
opposition to
::There was a great deal of opposition to the war.
opposition from
::They face opposition from local residents as well as from environmentalists.
::He is confident in his ability to overcome all opposition with his personal charm.
::The proposals have aroused the opposition of teachers.
:: Strong opposition resulted in rejection of the bill.
::Plans to turn the site into a ¡ê600 million leisure complex have met with stiff opposition .
::Much public opposition to the new law remained.
::Workers found themselves in opposition to local interests.
the opposition
in some countries such as Britain, the main political party in the parliament that is not part of the government
::the leader of the Opposition
::the three main opposition parties
in opposition
in some countries such as Britain, a political party that is in opposition is in parliament, but is not part of the government
::The Socialists were elected to power after 10 years in opposition.
[C,U also + plural verb British English] the people who you are competing against
::They played well against good opposition.
[U and C] formal when two things are completely opposite
opposition between
::the opposition between capitalism and socialism
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COLLOCATES for sense 1
face/meet with opposition
overcome opposition
arouse opposition/arouse the opposition of somebody (=make someone feel disagreement)
strong/fierce/intense/stiff opposition
public opposition
in opposition to something