Vocabulary

opposition party

野党(やとう)

B2 · Upper-intermediate Uncommon

Samraworld Dictionary

(1) Noun
In politics, the opposition comprises one or more political parties that are ideologically opposed to another political part, which is often the party in power.  Short form "opposition".
政治(せいじ)では、野党(やとう)は、しばしば権力(けんりょく)のある別(べつ)の政党(せいとう)に対(たい)してイデオロギー的(てき)に反対(はんたい)する1つ以上(いじょう)の政党(せいとう)で構成(こうせい)されます。短縮(たんしゅく)形(がた)では「opposition」。

Examples

  1. The opposition asked the prime minister some very embarrassing questions.