"political opposition" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: political oppositions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} political opposition (countable and uncountable, plural political oppositions)
  1. A recognized political party or group of parties in multiparty political systems that is present in Parliament or some other legislative body and does not control the floor (usually due to being in the minority). Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (minority party or parties): poliittinen oppositio (Finnish), oppositio (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-political_opposition-en-noun-qT-3vzY4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 25 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 48 24 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 24 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 24 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 52 23 25 Disambiguation of 'minority party or parties': 74 16 10
  2. An unrecognized political party in a one-party state. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-political_opposition-en-noun-qF0ePl0l
  3. Actions by one political group against another political group, either by using governmental power or by popular actions such as protests; generally, disagreement in politics. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-political_opposition-en-noun-kcoZJMKF Disambiguation of Politics: 37 11 52

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