Definition of "opponents" []

• Plural form of opponent. (noun)

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• "The opponents may be of two kinds: there are the _indirect opponents_, which are what we may call _rivals_; and there are the _direct opponents_, those which strive to destroy the creature; and these we call _enemies_."
• "The bill retains incentives for drug manufacturer innovation and would not impose price controls—a term opponents use whenever they don't want Medicare to use the same purchasing power that large private companies use every day."
• "He cited the defeat of a major health care bill, sponsored by Hassan, "which would have dramatically changed how health care is delivered," and, "the infamous 'bathroom' bill," a name opponents gave legislation that would have provided housing and employment rights to transgender citizens."