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a) With no or little opposition
was elected unopposed in September 2006.
b) Without an opponent.
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unopposed — index consensual Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unopposed — 1650s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + pp. of OPPOSE (Cf. oppose) … Etymology dictionary
unopposed — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not opposed; unchallenged … English terms dictionary
unopposed — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
unopposed — [[t]ʌ̱nəpo͟ʊzd[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ after v, also v link ADJ, ADJ n In something such as an election or a war, if someone is unopposed, there are no opponents competing or fighting against them. ...President Suharto, who has been elected five times… … English dictionary
unopposed — adj. unopposed to * * * [ˌʌnə pəʊzd] unopposed to … Combinatory dictionary
unopposed — un|op|posed [ ,ʌnə pouzd ] adjective, adverb if someone does something unopposed, no one competes against them or tries to stop them: Mbeki ran unopposed for the post of deputy president … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unopposed — UK [ˌʌnəˈpəʊzd] / US [ˌʌnəˈpoʊzd] adjective, adverb if someone does something unopposed, no one competes against them or tries to stop them Mbeki ran unopposed for the post of deputy president … English dictionary
unopposed — un|op|posed [ˌʌnəˈpəuzd US ˈpouzd] adj without any opponent or opposition, especially in an election ▪ Roberts was elected unopposed as president … Dictionary of contemporary English
unopposed — [ˌʌnəˈpəʊzd] adj, adv if someone does something unopposed, no one competes against them or tries to stop them … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
