opposition
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Despite the opposition, the planning commission voted unanimously to advance the project.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Despite public opposition, the National Capital Planning Commission last week advanced the project in its review process.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
She would go on to govern for 15 years, turning the TMC into India's most successful regional party and herself into one of the country's most formidable opposition politicians.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Two other opposition forces -- ex-president Robert Kocharyan's "Armenia" alliance and the Prosperous Armenia party -- also cleared the electoral threshold to get into parliament, winning 9.9 percent and four percent of the vote, respectively.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
“Noun. A person who acts in opposition to the established authority, who is not necessarily regarded as a belligerent.”
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
Vocabulary lists containing opposition
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 4
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