The word 'opposition' is correct and usable in written English
You can use it to refer to a group or force that is opposed to something, such as a political party, an individual, or an idea. For example, "The opposition has been vocal in their criticism of the current president's policies."
Nursultan Nazarbayev has led Kazakhstan as president, since independence in 1991, extending his tenure through a series of constitutional revisions and elections in which he has faced only token opposition.
At first Uzbekistan had a competitive political system but by 1995 Karimov had eliminated all opposition.
If the court were to rule the law unconstitutional when it issues its decision in June, it could prove a significant blow to Obama's re-election campaign by striking down his most important piece of legislation and bolstering conservative opposition.
The opposition leader said the attempt to "micromanage" schools was an example of the government's "wrong priorities" – contradicting assertions by the environment minister, Greg Hunt, that the scheme had bipartisan support.
Over the next two years, several prominent opposition figures were murdered in mysterious circumstances.
In opposition O'Farrell said the Liberal/Nationals coalition would not approve the mine, but the application has been progressing with the planning assessment commission yet to make a decision on it.
This month, the Portuguese government agreed with the main opposition party on more austerity measures to cut its deficit faster than planned, to 4.6 percent of Portugal's gross domestic product next year from 9.4 percent last year.
The main opposition party could hardly refuse to support it, or it would be displaying lack of confidence in its ability to win the ensuing general election.
The poll shows almost two-to-one opposition to the speed of cuts, but that does not mean voters are yet persuaded there is an alternative.
Fiercest opposition came from Patrick McLoughlin's Department for Transport, which flatly opposed Manchester's desire to regulate local bus companies.
Watching television and listening to the radio, I soon realised that here was a widely held sentiment: a visceral opposition to what one critic suggested we should literally call "the nanny state".
