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Definition of Opposes
1. oppose [v] - See also: oppose
Lexicographical Neighbors of Opposes
Literary usage of Opposes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Party Leaders: Sketches of Thomas Jefferson, Alex'r Hamilton, Andrew Jackson by Joseph Glover Baldwin (1855)
"Randolph for 'Vigorous Prosecution of the "War — His Letter to the New England
States— Re-elected to Congress— opposes the US Bank and the Tariff— His ..."
2. A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are Deduced from by Samuel Johnson, Henry John Todd, Alexander Chalmers (1824)
"M'IMAN. nt He who opposes the ... ANTICO'URTIER. ns One that opposes the court.
... nt One that opposes the Creator. Milton. ANTI'DOTAL. n. ..."
3. The Life and Times of Aaron Burr by James Parton (1893)
"... TO SEND HIM AMBASSADOR TO FRANCE—THIRD PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION — BITER A PROMINENT
CANDIDATE—HAMILTON AGAIN opposes Hilf — DOMESTIC Lori—DEATH OF MBS. ..."
4. Great Debates in American History: From the Debates in the British by United States Congress, Marion Mills Miller, Great Britain Parliament (1913)
"opposes Free Works of Art; Mr. McKinley, Henry Cabot Lodge [Mass.], William CP
Breckinridge [Ky.] Defend Free Works of Art—Bill Is Enacted— Grover Cleveland ..."
5. The Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England by John Campbell Campbell (1846)
"He opposes the bill for disfranchising Crick- lade. He brings down a censure on
... He opposes a ministerial address to the Crown. that the Contents were 34 ..."
6. Life of Stephen A. Douglas, United States Senator from Illinois: With His by Henry Martyn Flint (1860)
"... Organization of the Territories of Kansas and Nebraska—Mr. Douglas opposes
the Oregon Treaty with England—opposes the Peace Treaty with Mexico—Speech on ..."
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