range against/with sth/sb
— phrasal verb with range /reɪndʒ/ verbDefinition
› to join together as a group to oppose/support a particular idea, plan, or group: Politicians from all parties are ranged against the new law. She ranged herself with my opponents.Forming groups (of people)
(Definition of range against/with sth/sb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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