armed opposition

collocation in English

meaningsofarmedandopposition

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armed
adjective
uk
/ɑːmd/us
/ɑːrmd/
using or ...
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opposition
noun
uk
/ˌɒp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/us
/ˌɑː.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
strong ...
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(Definition ofarmedandoppositionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A catalyst was needed to translate feelings of resentment and alienation into a broader theme ofarmedopposition.
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Armedoppositiongroups of this sort are therefore forced to retreat to the countryside.
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Could an appeal be addressed to thearmedoppositionto stop using children in their forces?
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This hostage taking and the many violations of human rights show how thesearmedoppositionmovements have sunk into criminal excess.
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We have to envisage a situation in which a number of organisations, engaged inarmedoppositionto their own governments, are proscribed.
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What intelligence existed before the conflict to show thatarmedoppositionwould become a problem afterwards?
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The remarkable feature of that meeting was that the 300 people who attended came from all communities, including some from thearmedoppositiongroups.
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The landing itself, effected in the teeth of great natural difficulties, skilfully prepared obstacles, andarmedopposition, was a masterpiece of organisation, ingenuity, and courage which will long be remembered.
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It would be hugely difficult for anyarmedoppositionto penetrate the area and launch such a deadly attack, he said.
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The ship would be able to disembark personnel and equipment, and support to them in the face ofarmedopposition.
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For the time being, no reference toarmedoppositionagainst the occupying forces was made in the text.
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This marked the beginning of the decline ofarmedopposition.
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Outstanding issues from that war, including prisoner of war exchanges and support ofarmedopposition parties operating in each other's territory, remain to be solved.
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Both nations have been accused of supporting dissidents andarmedoppositiongroups against each other.
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It began in 1991, when a coalition of clan-basedarmedoppositiongroups ousted the nation's long-standing military government.
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