Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - opposition

(oppositions) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Opposition is strong, angry, or violent disagreement and disapproval. The government is facing a new wave of opposition in the form of a student strike... Much of the opposition to this plan has come from the media. ? support N-UNCOUNT: oft N to n 2. The opposition is the political parties or groups that are opposed to a government. The main opposition parties boycotted the election, saying it would not be conducted fairly. N-COUNT-COLL: usu sing, oft N n 3. In a country’s parliament or legislature, the opposition refers to the politicians or political parties that form part of the parliament or legislature, but are not the government. ...the Leader of the Opposition. N-COUNT-COLL: usu sing, oft the N 4. The opposition is the person or team you are competing against in a sports event. Poland provide the opposition for the Scots’ last warm-up match at home. N-SING-COLL