the opposition
noun
: a person or group that someone is trying to defeat or succeed against : a person or group that someone is competing with
The coach advised her team not to underestimate the opposition.
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Gibbs-White’s four goals in the two games speak for themselves, but his ability to find those pockets of space is helped by his strikers occupying the opposition centre-backs.
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Mark Carey, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
For a time under Erdoğan, Turks still had functional elections; the opposition could have beaten him.
—Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
One example of the opposition’s willingness to spam Devers with fastballs happened this past weekend against the Miami Marlins when right-hander Eury Pérez attacked Devers with five straight four-seamers.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026
This time, the opposition was swift and nearly unanimous.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 28 Apr. 2026
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Mark Carey, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
For a time under Erdoğan, Turks still had functional elections; the opposition could have beaten him.
—Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
One example of the opposition’s willingness to spam Devers with fastballs happened this past weekend against the Miami Marlins when right-hander Eury Pérez attacked Devers with five straight four-seamers.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026
This time, the opposition was swift and nearly unanimous.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 28 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the opposition
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“The opposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20opposition. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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