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[ verb ] be against; express opposition to
Examples "We oppose the ban on abortion" Used in print (Chicago Daily Tribune...)Legislators who last year opposed placing aged-care under the social_security system criticized the President 's plan . (The Christian Science Monitor,...)Mr._Nixon , for his part , would oppose intervention in Cuba without specific provocation . (The Philadelphia Inquirer,...)The increase also was opposed by Leonard_Kaplan , spokesman for the Home Builders Association of Philadelphia , on behalf of association members who operate apartment houses . (The Wall Street Journal...)Kennedy opposes any widespread relief from a High_Court depletion ruling . (William Gomberg, "Unions and the Anti-Trust Laws"...)Before 1933 , individuals who opposed trade_unions and collective_bargaining said so in plain English . Related terms |
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[ verb ] fight against or resist strongly
Synonyms Examples "The senator said he would oppose the bill" "Don't fight it!" Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)`` But I believe if people were better informed on this question , most_of them would oppose it also . (William G. Pollard, Physicist and Christian....)`` Since 1692 a great but superficial change has wiped_out God 's beard and the Devil 's horns , but the world is still gripped between two diametrically opposed absolutes . (Edward P. Lawton, "Northern Liberals and Southern...)In_fact it has caused us to give serious thought to moving our residence south , because it is not easy for the most objective Southerner to sit calmly by when his host is telling a roomful of people that the only way to deal with Southerners who oppose integration is to send in troops and shoot the bastards down . Related terms fight resist repel resist recalcitrate combatant confrontation fighter |
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[ verb ] place in opposition: can also be used in an abstract sense
Synonyms Examples "Oppose thy steadfast gazing eyes to mine"- Shakespeare Used in print ([Anonymous,] "The Attack on Employee Services"...)Do you try to maintain the principle of employee contributed ( as opposed to fully company paid ) programs ? Related terms |
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[ verb ] set into opposition or rivalry
Examples "let them match their best athletes against ours" "pit a chess player against the Russian champion" "He plays his two children off against each other" Used in print (The Sun, [Baltimore],...)Skinny_Brown and Hoyt_Wilhelm , the Flock 's veteran knuckleball specialists , are slated to oppose the American_League champions in tomorrow 's 8 P.M. contest . |
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[ verb ] be resistant to
Synonyms Examples "The board opposed his motion." |
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