They're going ahead with the plans despite strong opposition from residents. The nominee faces strong opposition in the Senate. The proposed change has met with opposition from the town's business leaders. Rebels have so far offered little opposition to advancing troops. Each candidate is focused on raising more money than the opposition. The coach advised her team not to underestimate the opposition. The leader of the Opposition criticized the prime minister for his comments. See More
Recent Examples on the WebConservatism was a worldview intimately bound up with opposition to tyranny. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 16 Sep. 2022 Authors argued policies also contributed to public opposition to health measures, like wearing face masks and getting vaccinated, which reflected a lack of social trust and low confidence in government advice. Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2022 Neither is the bill a panacea for local opposition; locals seeking to block a project can lean on any number of local, state and federal provisions to keep stuff from getting built. Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 15 Sep. 2022 Hollander is joined in opposition by fellow council member Jecorey Arthur, who disagreed with the amendments and with the entire ordinance.The Courier-Journal, 14 Sep. 2022 Hassan won her primary Tuesday with token opposition. Harold Maass, The Week, 14 Sep. 2022 Investors are pouring money into recycling in part because nearly all new mines and processing facilities in the U.S. face local opposition due to worries about environmental damage. Amrith Ramkumar, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022 Ahead of a trip by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to the Caribbean and Central America in March of this year to celebrate the queen, some Jamaican leaders demanded slavery reparations and local opposition in Belize forced them to cancel a trip. Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2022 The Moon will conjoin Jupiter a few hours later, adding a dose of positivity and possibility, and a final lunar opposition to Mercury will remind us to use our words and communicate clearly.Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English opposicioun "location opposite something, contrary opinion, opposition of celestial bodies," borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French oposicion (Anglo-French opposicion "objection, questioning"), borrowed from Medieval Latin oppositiōn-, oppositiō, going back to Late Latin, "contradiction, antithesis" (loan translation of Greek antíthesis), from Latin opposi-, variant stem of oppōnere "to place (over or against), place as an obstacle, set in opposition to, argue in reply" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action — more at oppose