Idea that opposition to a government is legitimate; organized opponents to the government of the day.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            Name given to the opposing, or minority party, in the United Kingdom.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            a necessity in a democracy, but the left in this country is neither loyal nor opposed