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oppositionist

oppositionist noun: a person who opposes; especially a member of an official opposition.

Noun

oppositionist (plural oppositionists)

  1. A person who opposes; especially a member of an official opposition
    • They felt that the fellow was a quockerwodger rather than a politician, an againster rather than a true American, an oppositionist in fundamental things rather than a sincere patriot.1944, Morris Allison Bealle, Washington Squirrel Cage, page 9
    • I see your marriage as a move to establish links with the oppositionist Russian intelligentsia.2015, Rosemary Sullivan, Stalin's Daughter, →ISBN, page 137

oppositionist meaning in Vietnamese

oppositionist in Vietnamese

a person who opposes; especially a member of an official opposition
người phản đối

Forms of oppositionist

pluraloppositionists

Origin of oppositionist

From opposition + -ist.

Questions about oppositionist

What does oppositionist mean?
Oppositionist means a person who opposes; especially a member of an official opposition.
What is oppositionist in Vietnamese?
Oppositionist in Vietnamese is người phản đối. See Oppositionist meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is oppositionist?
Oppositionist is a noun.
What is the plural of oppositionist?
The plural of oppositionist is oppositionists.

Words near oppositionist in the dictionary

  1. oppositionality
  2. oppositionally
  3. oppositionally defiant
  4. oppositionary
  5. oppositionism
  6. oppositionist
  7. oppositionists
  8. oppositionless
  9. oppositions
  10. oppositious
  11. oppositipetalous

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