oppositionist en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English opposition Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English oppositionist From opposition + -ist.
Meanings
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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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| oppositionists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (28)
cmn 反對派 /反对派 (a person who opposes; especially a member of an official opposition) · bg опозиционе́р (a person who opposes; especially a member of an official opposition) · uk опозиціоне́рка (a person who opposes; especially a member of an official opposition) · ru оппозиционе́р (a person who opposes; especially a member of an official opposition) · vi người phản đối (a person who opposes; especially a member of an official opposition) · uz oppozitsioner (a person who opposes; especially a member of an official opposition) · et opositsionäär (a person who opposes; especially a member of an official opposition) · bg опозиционе́рка (a person who opposes; especially a member of an official opposition) · fi vastustaja (a person who opposes; especially a member of an official opposition) · pl opozycjonistka (a person who opposes; especially a member of an official opposition) · az müxalifətçi (a person who opposes; especially a member of an official opposition) · de Oppositioneller (a person who opposes; especially a member of an official opposition) · es opositora (a person who opposes; especially a member of an official opposition) · pl opozycjonista (a person who opposes; especially a member of an official opposition) · fr opposant (a person who opposes; especially a member of an official opposition) · hu ellenzéki (a person who opposes; especially a member of an official opposition) · es opositor (a person who opposes; especially a member of an official opposition) · hy ընդդիմադիր (a person who opposes; especially a member of an official opposition) · ru оппозиционе́рка (a person who opposes; especially a member of an official opposition) · ja 反対者 (a person who opposes; especially a member of an official opposition) · fr opposante (a person who opposes; especially a member of an official opposition) · be апазіцыяне́рка (a person who opposes; especially a member of an official opposition) · de Oppositionelle (a person who opposes; especially a member of an official opposition) · ko 반대론자 (a person who opposes; especially a member of an official opposition) · ka ოპოზიციონერი (a person who opposes; especially a member of an official opposition) · be апазіцыяне́р (a person who opposes; especially a member of an official opposition) · uk опозиціоне́р (a person who opposes; especially a member of an official opposition) · cmn 反對派分子 /反对派分子 (a person who opposes; especially a member of an official opposition)