Synonym: Opposition, confrontation, enemy, foe, foeman, opponent, opposite, oppositeness, resistance. Similar words: position, composition, transition, acquisition, oppose, opposed, supposing, deposit. Meaning: [‚ɑpə'zɪʃn /‚ɒp-] n. 1. the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with 2. the relation between opposed entities 3. the act of hostile groups opposing each other 4. a contestant that you are matched against 5. a body of people united in opposing something 6. a direction opposite to another 7. an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force) 8. the major political party opposed to the party in office and prepared to replace it if elected.
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(181) Left-wing opposition leaders, in flight from persecution, went across the border.
(182) By forming a coalition, the rebels and the opposition parties defeated the government.
(183) She was such a clever player that she always ate up the opposition.
(184) One opposition member of parliament accuses the government of wanting to be above the law.
(185) Opposition leaders accused the government of introducing a guillotine motion to stifle debate.
(186) The road was built in the teeth of fierce opposition from the public.
(187) They attempted to appease international opposition by promising to hold talks.
(188) Many people have expressed their opposition to the proposals for a new ring road.
(189) The opposition leader challenged the prime minister to call an election.
(190) The Opposition is determined to hold the government to its election promises.
(191) It is time the silent majority made their opposition known.
(192) The opposition have dismissed promises of tax cuts as a pre-election gambit.
(193) These figures were given in answer to a question from the Opposition spokesman.
(194) His tactics were to entangle the opposition in a web of parliamentary procedure.
(195) The newspaper has become the official mouthpiece of the opposition party.
(196) The government refused to enter into discussions with the opposition.
(197) There were calls for the Prime Minister's resignation from the Opposition parties.
(198) The Socialists were elected to power after 10 years in opposition.
(199) Opposition leaders will claim victory if the turnout is lower than 50%.
(200) Opposition parties soon realized they would have to try a different line of attack.
(201) There was loud jeering from the opposition parties when the prime minister stood up to speak.
(202) The strength of the opposition was rather more than she'd bargained for.
(203) The rebel MPs have realigned themselves with the opposition party.
(204) The opposition parties can only defeat the government if they present a united front.
(205) The law bans organized protests and, by implication,(sentencedict.com/opposition.html) any form of opposition.
(206) What would the opposition do if they were in government ?
(207) We found ourselves in opposition to several colleagues on this issue.
(208) The President ordered the round-up and imprisonment of all opposition politicians.
(209) The government is running up against considerable opposition to its privatization plans.
(210) He felt the students had been victimized because they'd voiced opposition to the government.
More similar words: position, composition, transition, acquisition, oppose, opposed, supposing, deposit, situation, edition, addition, munitions, tradition, coalition, condition, conditions, additional, expedition, definition, in addition, exhibition, practitioner, recognition, traditional, traditionally, in addition to, opponent, opportunity, suppose, supposedly.