ADJ
- bitter, considerable, determined, fierce, stiff, strong, vehement
- violent
- growing, mounting
- effective, powerful
- direct
- a statement in direct opposition to party policy
- active
- organized
- political
- public
- widespread
VERB + OPPOSITION
- express
- mount, put up
- They mounted an effective opposition to the bill
- arouse
- crush, overcome, stifle, suppress, wear down
- be/come/ run up against, encounter, face, meet (with), run into
- He is up against stiff opposition from his colleagues
- brook
- We will brook no opposition to the strategy
- strengthen
- weaken
OPPOSITION + VERB
- come from sb
- Opposition came primarily from students
PREP
- against/in the face of ~
- She won against determined opposition from last year's champion
- despite/in spite of ~
- The authorities succeeded despite bitter opposition from teachers
- in ~ to
- The warring factions had united in opposition to the common enemy
- ~ from
- The proposals met with violent opposition from the environmental lobby
- ~ to
- There was fierce public opposition to the plan
OPPOSITION + NOUN
- party
- candidate, leader, member, MP, politician, spokesman
- bench
PREP
- in ~
- The Conservative Party is now in opposition
PHRASES
- the Leader of the Opposition