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noun
A friend, associate or colleague.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, countable, slang
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Research into one's opponent's family, friends, and past, which aims to uncover activities or interests which embarrass or discredit them.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, informal, uncountable
Topics: government, politics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: oppo research, opposition research
Antonyms: none provided
History
Clipping of opposite number.
Clipping of opposition, or of opposition research as a whole.
