opposition figure

collocation in English

meaningsofoppositionandfigure

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opposition
noun
uk
/ˌɒp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/us
/ˌɑː.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
strong ...
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figure
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfɪɡ.ər/us
/ˈfɪɡ.jɚ/
the symbol for a number or an amount expressed ...
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(Definition ofoppositionandfigurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofopposition figure

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In none, has anoppositionfigurecaptured the chief executive's post more than once.
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Human rights are trampled on, with unexplained disappearances of opposition figures.
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Scores of arbitrary arrests and detentions of political opposition figures, reformists and human rights and civil society activists have taken place.
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In fact, the pattern of harassment of human rights activists and opposition figures and church personnel has reached alarming levels.
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A number of opposition figures have been the victims of repression, many of them on a long-term basis.
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In the short term this means, in particular, ensuring free and fair elections and addressing the situation of missing opposition figures and political prisoners.
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However, there are reports of opposition figures being harassed.
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These may be marginal forces within the regime, but they certainly include a great many opposition figures.
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Many of the prerequisites for the transition to democracy are already gaining ground, such as an active, well-organised civil society, a free press, respected opposition figures and existing political parties.
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The new ministerial line-up consisted of 47 officials, including returning politicians, opposition figures, diaspora members and business leaders.
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He cited the government's claim of reaching out to the opposition even though his secret police were still arresting opposition figures.
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November 2003 municipal elections were conducted freely, returning a majority of supporters of the president, but also significant numbers of independent and regional opposition figures.
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He was skilled at persuading opposition figures to become his allies.
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The preceding day, state media were reported to have released the photographs of 23 opposition figures ranging from professors to taxi drivers.
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While the requirement to get signatures from 30 political figures had been lifted, opposition figures still faced nearly insurmountable obstacles.
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In the months after the election, arrests of opposition figures continued.
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Simultaneously, other members of the presidential guard and other army units undertook similar actions against other opposition figures.
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Unnamed opposition figures welcomed the resignation.
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In all areas, a higher proportion of priests left than laypeople, which has been attributed to the communists inflicting heavier punishments on more prominent opposition figures, such as clerics.
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Under questioning, the suspects allegedly confessed that they had been ordered to silence opposition figures and drive out international presence from territories of the protest movement.
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