| opposition | 3. resistance, tentangan: the enemy offered little ~, pihak musuh tdk banyak memberikan tentangan; 4. (polit) pihak pembangkang; (attrib) pembangkang: the O~ voted against the bill, pihak pembangkang mengundi menentang rang undang-undang itu; the O~ whip, pembidas dr pihak pembangkang; the ~ parties, parti pembangkang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| compromise | vi berkompromi, bertolak ansur: the opposition parties agreed to ~, parti-parti pembangkang bersetuju utk bertolak ansur; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| objurgatory | adj mengecam: an ~ attack on the leader of the opposition, serangan yg mengecam pemimpin pihak pembangkang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| derogatory | adj menghina: to make ~ remarks about the opposition, membuat komen-komen yg menghina ttg pihak pembangkang; ~ to, mencemarkan: rumours ~ to her reputation, khabar angin yg mencemarkan nama baiknya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| white hope | n orang harapan: he is the ~ of the opposition party, dia ialah orang harapan parti pembangkang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pressgang | vt mendesak: I was ~ed into joining the opposition party,saya telah didesak utk menyertai parti pembangkang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| searing | 2. forceful and using strong language, menyelar: a ~ attack on the opposition, kritikan yg menyelar thdp pihak pembangkang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| wire-tap | vt mengintip dengar [sst] melalui talian telefon: he ~ped the conversation of the opposition party, dia mengintip dengar perbualan parti pembangkang melalui talian telefon; the guerilla ~ped the line between the camp and army headquarters, gerila telah mengintip dengar kawat telefon antara kem itu dgn ibu pejabat tentera melalui talian telefon; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| switch | 2. sudden, unexpected change, pertukaran: if the Opposition wins the elections, we may expect a ~ in foreign policy, sekiranya pihak pembangkang memenangi pilihan raya, kita dapat menjangkakan pertukaran akan berlaku dlm dasar luar negeri; the producer made a last-minute ~ in the cast, penerbit itu membuat pertukaran barisan pelakon pd saat terakhir; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| obstruction | n 1. act of impeding the progress of, menghalang: the opposition adopted a policy of ~ and delay, pihak pembangkang mengamalkan dasar menghalang dan sengaja melambatkan-lambatkan; 2. st that obstructs, halangan; (pipe etc) benda yg menyebabkan (paip) tersumbat: to clear the road of ~s, membuang segala halangan di jalan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |