Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Not challenged by another.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not opposed; not resisted; not meeting with obstruction.
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- adjective With no or little
opposition - adjective Without an
opponent .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not having opposition or an opponent
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Examples
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She went in unopposed (Obama at least), joining that State & FL in thumbing their nose at DNC mandate.
Obama adds two superdelegates, one's a former Clinton backer 2008
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It could be that they have high political ambitions, he said, citing City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo, who ran for a second term unopposed in 2005 but still raised nearly $1.4million.
Explain This To Me 2007
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The threats were published three days before Blatter will announce details of an anti-corruption drive promised when FIFA member nations gave the 75-year-old Swiss official a final four-year term unopposed in June.
The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post Associated Press 2011
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The four-time Iowa Golden Gloves champion won the venerable event's 201-pound title unopposed last year and said he's preparing for this weekend's state-wide boxing showcase at AllPlay in downtown Des Moines as if he'll encounter a challenge.
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Up until the final day it looked like current Corner Brook Mayor Charles Pender would walk right into a second term unopposed for the mayor's chair.
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* Rogge wins second term unopposed * To stay on until 2013 (updates with details, quotes) By Karolos Grohmann
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On Thursday, two days after an Election Day in which Brady won a new Senate term unopposed,
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He will begin a six-year presidential term on Sept. 1, replacing incumbent S.R. Nathan, who won two straight terms unopposed.
Tony Tan Elected President of Singapore Chun Han Wong 2011
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For the Obama supporters that "claim" Clinton ran unopposed, that is simply NOT true.
Clinton reviewing 'options' - but says superdelegates could shift 2008
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There have also been complaints that SFWA is too insular and its executive actions too opaque; this was exemplified recently by the election ballot, wherein all executive positions were being run unopposed in other words, only one person for president, one for vice-president, etc. with no area to indicate that you didn't want to vote for that person.
scalzi for prez jlundberg 2007
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