opposition

opposition: noun

1 disagreeing with sth/trying to change sth

ADJECTIVE

▪ 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

▪ widespread

VERB + 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, movement

PREPOSITION

▪ 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 government

ADJECTIVE

▪ loyal

▪ They see their role as a loyal opposition.

▪ the leader of Her Majesty's loyal Opposition (in the UK)

▪ democratic

OPPOSITION + 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)

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Synonyms:

Contrariety, repugnance, diversity, inconsistency / Counteraction, hostility, resistance / Obstacle, obstruction

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OPPOSITION — n. f. Position d’une chose vis à vis d’une autre, de manière qu’elles soient en contraste. Une planète est en opposition avec le soleil quand la terre est interposée entre elle et le soleil. Il signifie plus souvent Empêchement, obstacle qu’une… … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
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