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 ~ to party policy
▪ active
▪ organized
▪ political
▪ public
▪ widespread
VERB + OPPOSITION
▪ express , voice
▪
Many people have voiced their ~ to these proposals.
▪ mount , put up ( esp. BrE )
▪
They mounted an effective ~ 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 ~ from his colleagues.
▪ brook
▪
We will brook no ~ to the strategy.
▪ strengthen
▪ weaken
▪ drop
▪
The Democrats are unlikely to drop their ~ to his nomination.
OPPOSITION + VERB
▪ come from sb
▪
Opposition came primarily from students.
OPPOSITION + NOUN
▪ force , group , movement
PREPOSITION
▪ against ~ , in the face of ~
▪
She won against determined ~ from last year's champion.
▪ despite ~ , in spite of ~
▪
The authorities succeeded despite bitter ~ from teachers.
▪ in ~ to
▪
The warring factions had united in ~ to the common enemy.
▪ ~ from
▪
The proposals met with violent ~ from the environmental lobby.
▪ ~ to
▪
There was fierce public ~ to the plan.
2 parties not in government
ADJECTIVE
▪ loyal
▪
They see their role as a loyal ~.
▪
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 ~
▪
The party is now in ~.
PHRASES
▪ the Leader of the Opposition ( in the UK )