oppose
/əˈpəʊz/ verb [T]Definition
› to disagree with something or someone, and speak or take action against them: Most local residents opposed the building of the shopping mall. The proposed tax rise has been vigorously opposed by business leaders.oppose doing sth I would certainly oppose changing the system.
(Definition of oppose verb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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