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opposition
adjectives
strong opposition
(= disagreement that someone feels strongly )
• The scheme has met with strong opposition from local people.
fierce/intense/stiff opposition
(= strong opposition )
• It is certain that there will be fierce opposition to the changes.
violent/vehement opposition
(= showing extremely strong angry feelings )
• The 2,000-strong congress met the violent opposition of left-wingers. • There has been vehement opposition from the fishing industry.
considerable opposition
(= quite a lot of opposition )
• The development went ahead in spite of considerable opposition.
growing/mounting opposition
(= opposition that is increasing )
• There was growing opposition to the war.
local opposition
• It took three years to overcome local opposition from environmentalists.
widespread opposition
(= opposition from many people or in many places )
• Journalists have reported widespread opposition to the regime.
public opposition
• Public opposition has blocked the building of nuclear power stations.
organized opposition
(= protest that people express by working together in an organized way )
• The proposal was passed with no organized opposition.
verbs
face opposition
(= experience opposition that has to be dealt with )
• The proposal faced opposition from road safety campaigners.
meet (with) opposition/run into opposition
(= face opposition )
• A new tax would meet a lot of opposition. • The Bill ran into opposition in the House of Lords.
encounter opposition
(= find that there is opposition )
• The police encountered little opposition, and restored order within the hour.
express (your) opposition
• Parents expressed their opposition to the tests.
overcome opposition
(= deal with opposition so that it no longer exists )
• Nothing he said could overcome their opposition.
arouse opposition/arouse the opposition of somebody
(= make someone feel disagreement )
• A plan to build on farm land aroused local opposition.
opposition comes from somebody
• The strongest opposition came from Republican voters.
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noun disagreeing with sth/trying to change it ADJ. bitter, considerable, determined, fierce, stiff, strong, vehement | violent | growing, mounting | effective, powerful | direct a statement in direct opposition to party policy | active | organized | political | public | widespread VERB + OPPOSITION express | mount, put up They mounted an effective opposition to the bill. | arouse | crush, overcome, stifle, suppress, wear down | be/come/run up against, encounter, face, meet (with), run into He is up against stiff opposition from his colleagues. | brook We will brook no opposition to the strategy. | strengthen | weaken OPPOSITION + VERB come from sb Opposition came primarily from students. OPPOSITION + NOUN force, group, movement PREP. against/in the face of ~ She won against determined opposition from last year's champion. | despite/in spite of ~ The authorities succeeded despite bitter opposition from teachers. | in ~ to The warring factions had united in opposition to the common enemy. | ~ from The proposals met with violent opposition from the environmental lobby. | ~ to There was fierce public opposition to the plan. (usuallythe Opposition) parties not in government OPPOSITION + NOUN party | candidate, leader, member, MP, politician, spokesman | bench PREP. in ~ The Conservative Party is now in opposition. PHRASES the Leader of the Opposition
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opposition
noun [ uncountable ] strong disagreement with or protest against something:
• Opposition to the proposed scheme was widespread. • The plan met with stiff opposition (= strong opposition ) .
objection
noun [ countable ] a reason you give for opposing an idea or plan:
• My main objection is that it will cost too much money. • A number of objections were raised.
antagonism
noun [ uncountable ] a strong feeling of opposition to something, or dislike for someone, which is shown in your behaviour, and has often existed for a long time:
• his own antagonism to any form of authority • There is no antagonism towards tourists on the island. • people’s antagonism to communism
hostility
noun [ uncountable ] angry remarks or behaviour that show someone opposes something very strongly, or dislikes someone very much:
• The announcement was greeted with hostility from some employees. • There is a certain amount of hostility towards the police among local people.
antipathy
noun [ uncountable ] formal a strong feeling of opposition and dislike for someone or something:
• his fundamental antipathy to capitalism • Her long-standing antipathy to Herr Kohl was well-known. • Darwin shared Lyell's antipathy to the idea that the same species could appear independently in different areas.
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