opposition supporters

collocation in English

meaningsofoppositionandsupporter

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opposition
noun
uk
/ˌɒp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/us
/ˌɑː.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
strong ...
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supporter
noun[C]
uk
/səˈpɔː.tər/us
/səˈpɔːr.t̬ɚ/
someone who supports a particular idea, group, ...
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(Definition ofoppositionandsupporterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Oneoppositionsupporter, whose name was not on the list, alleges that he was bluntly told that he supported the wrong party.
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In this respect, foreign sailors were most commonly identified as opposition supporters.
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The police complained about ' provocation ' when some observers demanded the release of opposition supporters who had been detained at one police station.
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Guei called the attackers a ' small group ' of opposition supporters.
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Comparing the uncommitted with the opposition supporters, the former tended to be relatively more confident in government institutions but less confident in parties, and less interested in politics.
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Opposition supporters claim that similar attacks by the security forces are taking place today.
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Violence and harassment are being meted out to opposition supporters, journalists and human rights activists.
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The vast majority of victims are opposition supporters, or those suspected of being such.
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In contrast, opposition supporters protested by banging pots and pans in the streets.
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The opposition supporters denounced the election as fraudulently stolen.
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Some of them were opposition supporters, and some of them were former academics.
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This came along with warning of more public trials of opposition supporters.
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Contested statements claim that at least thirteen deaths had been attributed to opposition supporters at these barricades.
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Observers condemned the poll citing widespread irregularities and instances of intimidation of opposition supporters by the security forces.
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There are 180 car park spaces available to the home and opposition supporters on match days.
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The remaining poorer facilities were mainly where the opposition supporters were situated.
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