opposition movement

collocation in English

meaningsofoppositionandmovement

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opposition
noun
uk
/ˌɒp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/us
/ˌɑː.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
strong ...
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movement
noun
uk
/ˈmuːv.mənt/us
/ˈmuːv.mənt/
a change ...
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(Definition ofoppositionandmovementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Rarely has anoppositionmovementundermined multiple governments so effectively and with so few resources.
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They have used pressure and intimidation in attempts to break theoppositionmovement, which now has a majority in the lower house of parliament.
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Lu then became increasingly active in the tang-wai, theoppositionmovementcalling for democracy and an end to authoritarian rule.
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However, the leaders of theoppositionmovementrefused to discuss and withdrew after a brief intervention.
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He became one of the leading figures of theoppositionmovementand a member of its leadership in 1998.
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Many joined anoppositionmovementthat had gained considerable strength by late 2007.
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His shop manager he also casts as the leader of anoppositionmovement.
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This strongoppositionmovementcontinued for many years.
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Nationwide, the democratic revolution was highlighted by a series of acts of civil disobedience, sit-ins, and general strikes organised by theoppositionmovement.
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This move antagonized theoppositionmovementparticularly strongly.
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Another attractive feature of theoppositionmovementwas the fact that it was a popular social event.
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In the 1990s he participated in the nationalistoppositionmovement.
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Successful governments and successful opposition movements concentrate on issues which cross ethnic boundaries and aggregate support based on common concerns and interests.
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Negotiations between the military government and the various opposition movements have emerged as the only viable solution to the crisis.
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In this context, social reform, not just effective suffrage and political liberalisation, became one of the crucial issues of most opposition movements.
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The examination of the internal currents of both the chavista and opposition movements by the author, however, would have provided clues to future developments.
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Fars news agency denied there had been any clash with police and accused theoppositionmovementof seeking to politicise the incident.
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In one of the cases, he became an advocate for an accused person, which was probably quite dangerous; and in the end he was a leader in theoppositionmovement.
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