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opposition

[op-uh-zish-uhn] / ˌɒp əˈzɪʃ ən /




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Cheng Li-wun, the chair of the opposition Kuomintang, met with Xi in April, the first such visit in a decade.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

More than a dozen, valued at some $64 billion, have been blocked or delayed by local opposition in recent years.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

But his opposition, he contended, made the final versions of the legislation better.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Foreign diplomats and opposition leaders briefed our Hudson Institute delegation about Ukraine’s fight against corruption.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Beneath his gentle exterior, Washington was a ruthless and jealous man who commanded a powerful network of supporters and spies, dubbed by the opposition the “Tuskegee machine.”

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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