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in opposition

adverb as in au contraire

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She was previously a partner at consultancy firm Public Digital, which paid for her secondment to Kyle's office in opposition - a donation-in-kind of more than £65,000.

From BBC

Such is the strength of feeling that New Zealand's parliament was brought to a temporary halt last week by MPs performing a haka, or traditional dance, in opposition to the bill.

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The current Tory critics accuse the PM of reneging on promises made in opposition to get tougher on China over its human rights abuses.

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Reuters reports that an estimated 10,000 people joined a march across the nation toward the capital in opposition to the bill on Friday.

From Salon

Written in 1974 in opposition to the Vietnam War, the science fiction novel alternates between present and future civilizations on two worlds in a distant constellation.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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