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								the major political party opposed to the party in office and prepared to replace it if elected Her Majesty's loyal opposition
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								the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
 despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead
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								the relation between opposed entities
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								the act of hostile groups opposing each other
 the invaders encountered stiff opposition
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								a contestant that you are matched against
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								a body of people united in opposing something
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								a direction opposite to another
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								an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
 
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