opposition

Definition:
1. The action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with.
2. The relation between opposed entities.
3. The act of opposing groups confronting each other.
4. A contestant that you are matched against.

Use 'opposition' in a sentence:

• 1. He has effectively killed off any political opposition.
• 2. The voices of the opposition were effectively smothered.
• 3. Opposition politicians have been baying for his blood.
• 4. We pulverized the opposition.
• 5. She miscalculated the level of opposition to her proposals.
• 6. The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.
• 7. The opposition claimed the report was a whitewash.
• 8. Some of the opposition party's policies have been appropriated by the government.
• 9. Liverpool couldn't match the opposition in the final and lost 2 – 0.
• 10. It was an attempt to wrong-foot the opposition.
• 11. The main opposition parties are boycotting the elections.
• 12. He became even more resolute in his opposition to the plan.
• 13. He seemed undaunted by all the opposition to his idea.
• 14. He had been vehement in his opposition to the idea.
• 15. He's gone to work for the opposition.
• 16. We face stern opposition.
• 17. Some opposition activists have been violently attacked.
• 18. The government found itself confronted by massive opposition.
• 19. The new proposals have met with stiff opposition.
• 20. He accused the opposition party of being unfit to govern.
• 21. This latest move by the government has aroused fierce opposition.
• 22. The opposition have called for him to resign.
• 23. The government is running up against considerable opposition to its tax reforms.
• 24. The army met with fierce opposition in every town.
• 25. Opposition politicians registered their protest on the floor of the House.
• 26. He spent five years in prison for his opposition to the regime.
• 27. The newspaper has become the official mouthpiece of the opposition party.
• 28. Vague objections to the system solidified into firm opposition.
• 29. The opposition threatened a campaign of civil disobedience.
• 30. There was cheering from the Opposition benches.
• 31. He could wipe the floor with the opposition.
• 32. The proposal was assailed by the opposition party.
• 33. They had reckoned without the determination of the opposition.
• 34. After the elections opposition groups began to emerge.
• 35. The Prime Minister was involved in a heated exchange with opposition MPs.
• 36. Agents provocateurs may seek to discredit the opposition.
• 37. The opposition proved too strong for him.
• 38. They are united in their opposition to the plan.
• 39. Local resident groups have united in opposition to the plan.
• 40. The Opposition moved an amendment to the Bill.
• 41. Opposition more or less crumbled away.
• 42. Despite strong opposition, the ruling party carried the day.
• 43. All opposition to the plan has collapsed.
• 44. There was outright opposition to the plan.
• 45. Violent opposition to the plan continues.
• 46. The Church became increasingly identified with opposition to the regime.
• 47. Delegates expressed strong opposition to the plans.
• 48. The opposition parties are making political capital out of the government's problems.
• 49. The proposal had been dropped in the face of determined opposition.
• 50. The opposition leader challenged the prime minister to call an election.
• 51. Opposition leaders were put under house arrest.
• 52. The various opposition parties speak with one voice on this issue.
• 53. The opposition leader has intensified his attacks on the government.
• 54. The revolutionaries expunged domestic opposition.
• 55. Few people dared to declare their opposition to the regime.