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oppositionist

[op-uh-zish-uh-nist] / ˌɒp əˈzɪʃ ə nɪst /


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Grey-clad troops acted as escort to the hearse, which was followed by many Communist notables and members of the Oppositionist ranks.

From Time Magazine Archive

Suddenly Majority Leader Dr. Eduardo Suarez Rivas was on his feet spitting insults at Oppositionist Emilio Ochoa, 34, the youngest Senator Cuba ever had.

From Time Magazine Archive

An Oppositionist was nominated, but as he received only one vote during the hour and a half which elapsed after the opening of the poll, he abandoned the contest, and Mackenzie's triumph was assured.

From The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion by Dent, John Charles

Is it not the fact that throughout England, America, and Australia the electors have very often a choice between two candidates only—one Ministerialist and one Oppositionist?

From Proportional Representation Applied To Party Government by Ashworth, T. R. (Thomas Ramsden)

It isn’t without reason that the most rabid Oppositionist of Lithuania will sing them on the Rejoicing of the Law.

From The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia by Cahan, Abraham




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