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• v  be against; express opposition to
• v  fight against or resist strongly
• v  contrast with equal weight or force
• v  set into opposition or rivalry
• v  act against or in opposition to
• v  be resistant to
  The board opposed his motion
• a  being in opposition or having an opponent
  two bitterly opposed schools of thought

• Late last week, and with little fanfare, Palin began claiming at rallies and in a radio interview that Obama had once opposed providing medical care for certain newborn babies, who .
• The Chiefs were unanimously opposed.
• All are staunchly opposed to medical intervention in the case of illness, preferring instead to depend upon prayer to do the healing.

• oppose
• fight
• fight back
• fight down
• defend
• counterbalance
• pit
• match
• play off
• react
• controvert
• contradict

• unopposed

News & Articles

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• Salt Lake City poised to raise property taxes; Mayor Becker still opposed
  Salt Lake City poised to raise property taxes; Mayor Becker still opposed by Christopher Smart The Salt Lake Tribune Published Jun 11, 2013 08:46PM MDT You can take it out of the bank: the Salt Lake City Council has five votes to raise an additional $7 million in property taxes. The official vote is expected next week. The tax increase would be equivalent to $59.40 on a house valued at $250,000 ...
  June 12, 2013 - The Salt Lake Tribune
• Developer withdraws proposal for Dartmouth dorm complex
  Residents who opposed the project cheered Tuesday night when a developer looking to build a 504-bed dorm complex on Old Westport Road withdrew his petition.
  June 12, 2013 - The Standard-Times
• NEW INFORMATION: Democrats delay vote on bill requiring ultrasound
  Democrats opposed the measure during debate Tuesday. The bill will return to the Republican-controlled Senate the next time it is in session, likely next week.
  June 11, 2013 - WEAU Eau Claire

Quotes

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• President Bush in International Herald Tribune
  I know the Democratic leaders have opposed some of these policies in the past,Bush said. "Now that their opposition has helped drive gas prices to record levels, I ask them to reconsider their positions. If congressional leaders leave for...
• Barack Obama in AFP
  For while Senator McCain was turning his sights to Iraq just days after 9/11, I stood up and opposed this war, knowing that it would distract us from the real threats we face,Obama said in late August.
• John McCain in Newsday
  Senator Obama opposed the new strategy, and, after promising not to, voted to deny funds to the soldiers who have done a brilliant and brave job of carrying it out,McCain said.