outspoken opponent

collocation in English

meaningsofoutspokenandopponent

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outspoken
adjective
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/ˌaʊtˈspəʊ.kən/us
/ˌaʊtˈspoʊ.kən/
expressing strong opinions very directly without worrying if other people ...
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opponent
noun[C]
uk
/əˈpəʊ.nənt/us
/əˈpoʊ.nənt/
a person who disagrees with something and speaks against it or tries to ...
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Tullman is also anoutspokenopponentof tenure in education and the turf wars and lack of interdepartmental collaboration among faculty.
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Kesel is a veryoutspokenopponentof sexism in the comic book industry.
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He is anoutspokenopponentof vulgarity and obscenity in stage dramas.
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Keeler was also anoutspokenopponentof biological evolution.
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She became anoutspokenopponentof shock treatment therapy, claiming that it had destroyed significant portions of her memory.
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Anoutspokenopponentof welfare reform by the government, she uses her public profile to raise issues about disability and fight for a fairer system.
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He was anoutspokenopponentof the carpetbaggers.
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He also established the paper editorially as anoutspokenopponentof slavery.
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He was anoutspokenopponentof vulgarity and obscenity in stage dramas.
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He also became anoutspokenopponentof slavery.
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He was anoutspokenopponentof slavery.
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Pratt became anoutspokenopponentof tribal segregation on reservations.
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Jason is active in food politics, being anoutspokenopponentof genetically modified seeds, patents on living organisms, and industrial agriculture in general.
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Baillaud's concern for the astronomical time standard led him to be anoutspokenopponentof daylight saving time.
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Morrison is anoutspokenopponentof competitive playing and believes music should be a collaborative experience, not a competitive one.
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Gary is anoutspokenopponentof the buy and hold school of investing, instead insisting that losses greater than 8% should never be tolerated.
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