Collocations withopponent
These are words often used in combination withopponent.
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bitter opponent
I have been a bitter opponent of purchase tax ever since it was instituted in 1940.
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conservative opponents
It was not for nothing that his conservative opponents spoke of him as a ' very evil man '.!
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determined opponent
He has also shown himself a determined opponent to us in the past.
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formidable opponent
But if it was relatively easy to deal with worker unrest, the peasantry represented a more formidable opponent.
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ideological opponent
For anti-feminists, as we have seen, it served to construct a cartoonish, and also on occasion an insidiously subtle, ideological opponent.
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opponent of reform
I believe that this is a study which would make any opponent of reform who took the trouble to read the whole report sit up and take notice.
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outspoken opponent
Tullman is also an outspoken opponent of tenure in education and the turf wars and lack of interdepartmental collaboration among faculty.
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political opponent
This decline in popularity was cleverly exploited by their political opponent.
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potential opponent
The term "enemy" is used legitimately in military and other circles to denote a potential opponent whose military capabilites are judged to pose a threat.
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primary opponent
I did expect to have a primary opponent.
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ranked opponent
This was also their first win ever against a ranked opponent.
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staunch opponent
Stafford was a staunch opponent of deregulation.
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strong opponent
The proximity voting decisions of the electorate weigh more heavily on a candidate's behaviour when he or she faces a strong opponent.
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tough opponent
She was a tough opponent, but always a fair one.
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vocal opponent
Lakatos was a strong anti-communist and a vocal opponent of the student rebellions of the 1960s.
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worthy opponent
He is certainly a welcome colleague and a worthy opponent.
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