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Opposition

Opposition meaning

The action of opposing or of being in conflict. | An opposite or contrasting position. | The apparent relative position of two celestial bodies when one is at an angle of 180 degrees from the other as seen from the Earth.

Example sentences (20)

She however dismissed opposition stand on vetting of cabinet nominees saying that the Jubilee MPs will go on with approval without opposition participation adding that opposition must recognize there is government.

At times they cooperated with the "Opposition Whigs", Whigs who were in opposition to the Whig government; however, the ideological gap between the Tories and the Opposition Whigs prevented them from coalescing as a single party.

Among those present were Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton and several opposition lawmakers as well as General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party Bharrat Jagdeo.

Both the opposition and the ruling party nominated politicians to take part in the discussions but the opposition rejected some of those nominated by the ruling party.

But drivers have signalled their opposition to this measure, which they have previously said could “destroy livelihoods” while opposition politicians have called further debate on the scheme.

Earlier, on January 15, Mayawati, commenting on Opposition unity efforts, had said the BSP’s ideology was different from that of other Opposition parties, so it will contest the elections without getting into any alliance.

He is looking to build on the opposition’s 2019 triumph when the CHP defeated Erdogan’s ruling AK Party in Istanbul and other big cities in local elections, thanks to support from other opposition party voters.

He lamented that opposition governors have compromised their parties and have failed to perform their role as opposition because of harassment and blackmail.

He previously served as the Opposition House Leader and the opposition critic for Justice, Health and Community Services, and other key portfolios.

It is expected to pass given that the opposition Labour Party has said it will support the agreement, but will certainly meet vocal opposition from pro-Brexit MPs.

Lawmakers from the opposition side – led by their Leader of Opposition Kondwani Nankhumwa – are expected to start commenting on the SONA next week.

One other issue that Tom is running on is opposition to the outrageous bill passed earlier this year that empowers the Department of Education to push the woke agenda of crushing opposition to the group-think narrative.

Opposition MPs complained that they had seen Farrugia in the parliament building shortly before the plenary debate began, and Opposition whip Robert Cutajar asked the speaker to rule on the matter.

Responding to queries on the implications of his disqualification for Opposition dynamics, Mr. Gandhi thanked every Opposition party that came out in support of him and said that everyone would work together.

Similar sentiments were expressed by Opposition Chief Whip Christopher Jones, who lauded the improvement of the Opposition’s interrogation of the Budget Estimates.

The CCPP was reportedly formed by seven opposition political parties led by the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Wednesday.

The Republican People’s Party (CHP), the largest among the six parties in the opposition, known as the “table of six,” said that an announcement of the opposition’s candidate for president would be released on Monday.

They refused to back potential opposition candidates for the post of mayor and blocked an opposition attempt to force a repeat election.

This had triggered controversy and fierce opposition from many in Congolese civil society and opposition.

When asked if it's been difficult to work with the government while also acting as an opposition party, Julian noted that the NDP stood with other opposition parties against the Liberals over the past year.