(~s)
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 ~ in the form of a student strike...
Much of the ~ to this plan has come from the media.
? support
N-UNCOUNT: oft N to n
2.
The ~ is the political parties or groups that are opposed to a government.
The main ~ 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 ~ 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 ~ is the person or team you are competing against in a sports event.
Poland provide the ~ for the Scots’ last warm-up match at home.
N-SING-COLL