oppo research

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oppo research

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Clipped compound of opposition research.

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  1. US, informal, uncountable Research into one's opponent's family, friends, and past, which aims to uncover activities or interests which embarrass or discredit them. And anyway, after all he had discovered, he’d grown deeply concerned by the prospect of a Trump presidency. So he found Democratic donors whose checks would keep his oppo research going strong.

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@misc{oppo_research_2026,
  title = {oppo research},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/oppo%20research},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}