To answer for the opposition, the Republicans chose Bobby Jindal, the young governor of Louisiana and the son of Indian immigrants.

VOA: special.2009.02.27

For example, a newspaper might comment that a bill that was not popular passed in Congress because the supporters bulldozed the opposition.

VOA: special.2009.02.15

In eighteen forty-four, the Republican Sentinel of Virginia wrote this about the opposition party: "The Whigs may attempt to belittle our candidates ...

VOA: special.2010.08.08

The leaders of the anti-war movement in the north were members of the opposition Democratic Party.

VOA: special.2009.10.29

the paper wrote, "so let the opposition try to belittle him as much as they please."

VOA: special.2010.08.08

Northern Democrats refused. The opposition Republican Party expected to gain votes from dissatisfied Democrats.

VOA: special.2009.07.09

The opposition was led by the other Massachusetts senator, George Hoar,also a Republican.

VOA: special.2010.07.22

The opposition was divided. And Van Buren won the election with little difficulty.

VOA: special.2009.01.01

It seemed that the opposition had enough votes to reject it.

VOA: special.2010.07.22

The Democratic Party was the opposition party at that time.

VOA: special.2009.10.08

They voted for the opposition Democratic or People's Parties,instead.

VOA: special.2010.06.10

The candidate of the opposition was Abraham Lincoln.

VOA: special.2009.07.09

But after the 2008 elections, in which many Malays voted for the opposition, UMNO had to change its tactics.

VOA: standard.2010.02.24

In the U.S.,electric utilities lead the opposition to copying this rate structure, and to mandating purchases of alternative power.

VOA: standard.2010.03.23

Iran's merchants were an important part of the opposition movement that swept Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi from power in 1979.

VOA: standard.2010.07.20

Some in the funeral procession held aloft the green banners of the opposition movement, while others chanted anti-government slogans.

VOA: standard.2009.12.22

The lawyers,the opposition, the civil society is going to be in the streets, although they [i.e.,authorities in Pakistan have started mass arrests.

VOA: standard.2009.03.11