meet opposition

This page is about the collocation meet opposition

collocation pattern: verb + noun

Meaning

to receive a negative response or reaction

For example

  • Research into climate change has met strong opposition from the oil, gas and coal industries.

  • Laws to protect consumers always meet opposition from companies that sell harmful products.

Note:
A related collocation is "meet (with) resistance"

Quick Quiz

The new laws met opposition from the people who

a. introduced them

b. didn't support them

c. were protected by them
a) introduced them b) didn't support them c) were protected by them

Contributor: Matt Errey