oppositionist
[ op-uh-zish-uh-nist ]
/ ˌɒp əˈzɪʃ ə nɪst /
noun
a person who offers opposition; a member of an opposition.
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Origin of oppositionist
First recorded in 1765–75; opposition + -ist
Words nearby oppositionist
opposite number, opposite prompt, opposite sex, opposition, oppositional disorder, oppositionist, opposition research, oppress, oppression, oppressive, opprobrious
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Example sentences from the Web for oppositionist
If you were a respectable man and a Pietist and not a confounded seek-sorrow of an Oppositionist you would not think so.
The White Terror and The Red|Abraham Cahan