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• n  a contestant that you are matched against
• n  someone who offers opposition
• s  characterized by active hostility
  opponent (or opposing) armies

• Lehrer: You recently described your opponent as "a disgusting, wormlike excuse for a human being.
• But she's a formidable opponent and she's done very well, in my view.
• All the talk today is about my opponent's selection of his running mate.

• opposition
• opposite
• adversary
• antagonist
• opposer
• resister
• opposing

• agonist

News & Articles

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• Jon Jones set for UFC 165 bout with Alexander Gustafsson
  UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has a date and an opponent for his next title fight. He's facing Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 165 on Sept. 21, in Toronto. So I'm sure you all heard the news. September 21, 2013 … Continue reading ?
  June 14, 2013 - Cagewriter via Yahoo! Sports
• Rashad Evans is Aware of Dan Henderson’s Big Right Hand, but Isn’t Afraid of It
  Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans is very familiar with his UFC 161 opponent Dan Henderson.  He’s been a fan of him for years. 
  June 14, 2013 - MMA Weekly via Yahoo! Sports
• Summer Opponent Preview: Oklahoma Sooners
  Summer Opponent Preview: Oklahoma Sooners
  June 12, 2013 - WPXI Pittsburgh

Quotes

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• Sarah Palin in CNN
  We see America as the greatest force for good in this world,Palin said at a fund-raising event in Colorado, adding, "Our opponent though, is someone who sees America, it seems, as being so imperfect that he's palling around with terrorists...
• John McCain in International Herald Tribune
  Not content to merely predict failure in Iraq, my opponent tried to legislate failure,McCain said.
• Hillary Rodham Clinton in Bloomberg
  I believe very strongly in this campaign,Clinton said at a press conference at her national headquarters in Arlington, Virginia. "We had a great month fundraising in January, but my opponent was able to raise more money. We intended to be...