oppositionist

Example Sentences

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I had heard this opinion before from some Russian oppositionists, but it was the first time I had encountered it in New York.

From The Guardian • Feb. 22, 2017

Officials in Kuala Lumpur accuse Rewcastle Brown of being unprofessional and allied with local oppositionists.

From Time • Jan. 6, 2017

“Current U.S. policy requires oppositionists seeking training to target only the Islamic State and not the Assad regime,” the brief stated.

From Washington Times • Aug. 10, 2015

I think initially the forces were sort of struck pretty hard by the insurgency and by the oppositionists.

From Washington Post • Mar. 11, 2014

The violent oppositionists of all change slumbered peacefully, while the representatives of the more enlightened were appointed to the Convention under moderately worded and somewhat vague resolutions; and some of them went as vaguely.

From The Conqueror by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn