Below you will find example sentences with "opposition parties". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Opposition Parties in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: parties
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 22
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 28.6 words

Words in this phrase

opposition parties

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • opposition can mean: The action of opposing or of being in conflict. Frequent word
  • parties can mean: plural of party Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 7 start, 9 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

addressed the opposition parties in general 1× and other opposition parties in turn 1× by the opposition parties smer hlas 1× called by opposition parties lacked quorum 1× from the opposition parties democratic alliance 1× hands by opposition parties against the 1× india s opposition parties say the 1× leaders of opposition parties took place 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a meeting of 1× an extraordinary session 1× at the same 1× earlier on january 1× furthermore the two 1× historically young people 1×

Common sentence endings:

a day earlier 1× a united opposition 1× alliance at 12 1× and free elections 1× and republika parties 1× assembly shehbaz sharif 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

alliance 4× government 3× leader 3× bjp 2× work 2× mayawati 2× unity 2× earlier 2× elections 2× party 2× political 2× key 2×

Related phrases

political parties opposition party opposition leader two parties syrian opposition main opposition major parties opposition mps communist parties opposition leaders

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around parties:

two parties 11× major parties 9×

Just before it in the phrase index:

opposition mps opposition leaders opposition leader opposite sides opposite side opposite effect

Just after it in the phrase index:

opposition party optimal solution oral arguments oral tradition orange bowl orange county

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

opposition party opposition leader opposition mps opposition leaders

Same ending:

political parties two parties major parties communist parties coalition parties

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "opposition parties" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 28.6 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as addressed the opposition parties in general, and other opposition parties in turn, alliance, government and leader stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with political parties, opposition party, opposition leader, two parties and major parties, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with opposition parties

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Several opposition parties have created a platform called Coalition de l’Opposition Démocratique (COD-20-20). (16 words)

An extraordinary session of parliament called by opposition parties lacked quorum as the governing parties stayed away. (17 words)

The opposition demanded the legalisation of opposition parties, freedom of speech and assembly, as well as fair and free elections. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

Standing outside the Makar Dwar of Parliament, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge along with MPs of other opposition parties raised slogans like “Modi, Adani ek hain” and “we want justice”. (39 words)

In his reply, Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma said he was “surprised” at the way the opposition was reacting just “for the sake of vote bank” and said they (opposition parties) were adopting a “dual attitude” in their approach. (39 words)

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. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

Terming joining of hands by opposition parties against the BJP as a “big work in public interest”, Mayawati said, “The BJP’s tension is obvious due to the unity of opposition parties.

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.

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.

India’s opposition parties say the government is misusing its power to harass and weaken its political opponents, pointing to a spree of raids, arrests and corruption investigations against key opposition figures.

Standing outside the Makar Dwar of Parliament, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge along with MPs of other opposition parties raised slogans like “Modi, Adani ek hain” and “we want justice”.

The main opposition, Republican People’s Party (CHP), and other opposition parties, in turn, questioned the government’s positional zig-zags as they supported the Swedish accession.

Historically, young people have tended to vote overwhelmingly for opposition parties or candidates but this could reverse that trend, which is very bad news for the opposition.

In his reply, Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma said he was “surprised” at the way the opposition was reacting just “for the sake of vote bank” and said they (opposition parties) were adopting a “dual attitude” in their approach.

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Several opposition parties have created a platform called Coalition de l’Opposition Démocratique (COD-20-20).

She first addressed the opposition parties in general, then tuned her attention squarely on the official opposition, and statements made by its leader, a day earlier.

A meeting of leaders of opposition parties took place today on the invitation of Leader of the Opposition in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif.

Speaking during a media briefing Opposition Alliance Chairperson of the media and finance subcommittees, Sean Tembo says this now leaves the number of opposition parties in the Alliance at 12.

After a second round of meeting on Tuesday, the Opposition concluded that Chavan would be able to get the support of all opposition parties and even a few of NDA allies.

The opposition demanded the legalisation of opposition parties, freedom of speech and assembly, as well as fair and free elections.

Opposition parties were tolerated to an extent, but they were also controlled, limited, and manipulated, with the result that they split into factions and never formed a united opposition.

At the same time, opposition parties seem to “need another topic every 3-4 weeks which they hope will shake the popularity of the ruling parties,” he said.

Furthermore, the two major parties (The Republicans, under various names, and the Socialists) that made up the center of the political spectrum for decades were not the key opposition parties.

The ANC is expected to face fierce competition from the opposition parties Democratic Alliance and the Economic Freedom Fighters, but smaller parties and independent candidates could be crucial in case of coalition negotiations.

The proposal was also supported by the opposition parties Smer, Hlas and the MPs of the extremist ĽSNS and Republika parties.

An extraordinary session of parliament called by opposition parties lacked quorum as the governing parties stayed away.

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