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leader of the opposition

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.42 in modern English

Syllables
lead-er of the op-po-si-tion
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
5
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In a house of legislature following the model of the Westminster system (such as the UK House of Commons), the parliamentary leader of the largest political party not forming the government.

British usage

noun

Alternative form of Leader of the Opposition.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Leaders of the Opposition (plural)

Synonyms

Leader of Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition in the United Kingdom Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons

Questions

What does leader of the opposition mean?
In a house of legislature following the model of the Westminster system (such as the UK House of Commons), the parliamentary leader of the largest political party not forming the government.

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