- opposition
- noun1 disagreeing with sth/trying to change sthADJECTIVE▪ bitter, considerable, determined, fierce, serious, stiff, strong, vehement▪ violent▪ growing, mounting▪ effective, powerful▪ vocal▪ direct▪
a statement in direct opposition to party policy
▪ active▪ organized▪ political▪ public▪ widespreadVERB + OPPOSITION▪ express, voice▪Many people have voiced their opposition to these proposals.
▪ mount, put up (esp. BrE)▪They mounted an effective opposition to the bill.
▪ lead▪ arouse, draw▪ crush, overcome, stifle, suppress, wear down (esp. BrE)▪ be up against, come up against (BrE), encounter, face, meet, meet with, run into, run up against (esp. BrE)▪He is up against stiff opposition from his colleagues.
▪ brook▪We will brook no opposition to the strategy.
▪ strengthen▪ weaken▪ drop▪The Democrats are unlikely to drop their opposition to his nomination.
OPPOSITION + VERB▪ come from sb▪Opposition came primarily from students.
OPPOSITION + NOUN▪ force, group, movementPREPOSITION▪ against opposition, in the face of opposition▪She won against determined opposition from last year's champion.
▪ despite opposition, in spite of opposition▪The authorities succeeded despite bitter opposition from teachers.
▪ in opposition to▪The warring factions had united in opposition to the common enemy.
▪ opposition from▪The proposals met with violent opposition from the environmental lobby.
▪ opposition to▪There was fierce public opposition to the plan.
2 parties not in governmentADJECTIVE▪ loyal▪They see their role as a loyal opposition.
▪the leader of Her Majesty's loyal Opposition (in the UK)
▪ democraticOPPOSITION + NOUN▪ party▪ candidate, leader, member, MP (in the UK), politician, spokesman (esp. BrE)▪ bench (in the UK)PREPOSITION▪ in opposition▪The party is now in opposition.
PHRASES▪ the Leader of the Opposition (in the UK)
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
