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staunch opponent

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meanings of staunchand opponent


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staunch
adjective
uk /stɔːntʃ/ us /stɑːntʃ/
always loyal in supporting a person, organization, or set of beliefs ...
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opponent
noun[C]
uk /əˈpəʊ.nənt/ us /əˈpoʊ.nənt/
a person who disagrees with something and speaks against it or tries to ...
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Examples of staunch opponent


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The staunchopponent of the mobile canteen within sight of his house may not be averse to patronising one for a cheap snack when travelling many miles away from home.
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I am a staunchopponent of it.
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A staunchopponent of her uncle's unionist religious policies, she was exiled and became a nun.
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He was a staunchopponent of casteism and defended the oppressed and the oppressed.
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He continued to be a staunchopponent of vaccination until his death in 1916.
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He had played a key role in the strike of 1934 and was a staunchopponent of organized labor.
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After three months of service he was discharged due to a heart ailment, returning as a pacifist and a staunchopponent of war.
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Dumke was a staunchopponent of student and faculty strikes in the period of unrest from 1965 to 1971, issuing a ban on faculty strikes in 1969.
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Hildeprand remained a staunchopponent of the papacy thereafter.
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Castberg, on the other hand, had marked himself as a staunchopponent of the union.
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Stubbs became a staunchopponent of alcohol consumption.
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Stafford was a staunchopponent of deregulation.
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