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oppositionist
[ op-uh-zish-uh-nist ]
/ ˌɒp əˈzɪʃ ə nɪst /
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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
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How to use oppositionist in a sentence
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