"oppo research" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "Clipping of opposition research.",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "ref": "2017, Howard Blum, “How ex-spy Christopher Steele compiled his explosive Trump-Russia dossier”, in Vanity Fair",
          "text": "And anyway, after all he had discovered, he’d grown deeply concerned by the prospect of a Trump presidency. So he found Democratic donors whose checks would keep his oppo research going strong.",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Research into one's opponent's family, friends, and past, which aims to uncover activities or interests which embarrass or discredit them."
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(US, politics, informal) Research into one's opponent's family, friends, and past, which aims to uncover activities or interests which embarrass or discredit them."
      ],
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        "informal",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "politics"
      ]
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  "word": "oppo research"
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "en:Politics"
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          "ref": "2017, Howard Blum, “How ex-spy Christopher Steele compiled his explosive Trump-Russia dossier”, in Vanity Fair",
          "text": "And anyway, after all he had discovered, he’d grown deeply concerned by the prospect of a Trump presidency. So he found Democratic donors whose checks would keep his oppo research going strong.",
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      ],
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        "Research into one's opponent's family, friends, and past, which aims to uncover activities or interests which embarrass or discredit them."
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        "(US, politics, informal) Research into one's opponent's family, friends, and past, which aims to uncover activities or interests which embarrass or discredit them."
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