unopposed
adjective
un·op·posed
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Definition of unopposed
1
: not opposed
an unopposed invasion
: having no opponent
a politician who is running for election unopposed
2
medical
: being or relating to estrogen replacement therapy in which a progestin (such as medroxyprogesterone acetate) is not coadministered to reduce the potential risks (such as endometrial cancer) associated with estrogen used alone
A woman who has had her uterus removed can take the estrogen "unopposed"—that is, without the addition of progestin. — Consumer Reports
Examples of unopposed in a Sentence
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Though McAuliffe ran unopposed last year, his reelection race against Democrat Merry Marwig in 2016 was one of the most expensive state legislative campaigns in the country. — Dan Petrella, chicagotribune.com, "Democrat Robert Martwick sworn in as state senator; GOP poised to tap Rosemont Mayor Brad Stephens for House seat," 28 June 2019 Najib stood for his father’s parliamentary seat and was elected unopposed at the age of 22. — Bloomberg.com, "Surviving the Game of Thrones That Is Malaysian Politics," 27 Apr. 2018 He was elected unopposed in 2006 to his first four-year term, defeating Democrat Robin Shakleford by about 7,000 votes in 2010 and beating Democrat J.D. Ford by about 2,400 votes in 2014. — Chris Sikich, Indianapolis Star, "State Sen. Mike Delph, known for championing social issues, faces first primary challenge," 16 Apr. 2018 O’Malley defeated McGinty in the March 2016 primary and ran unopposed in that year’s general election. — Cory Shaffer, cleveland.com, "Gazebo where Tamir Rice was shot to be dedicated at Chicago museum: live coverage," 23 June 2019 Dan Daley, a 29-year-old Coral Springs Democrat, will start work after running unopposed in Tuesday’s special election to fill the District 97 seat. — Skyler Swisher, sun-sentinel.com, "South Florida’s newest state representative officially starts work," 18 June 2019 Commissioner Castillo was re-elected in 2006, 2010,2011, unopposed re-elected in 2014, and re-elected in 2018 and has served as Vice Mayor three times. — sun-sentinel.com, "Angelo Castillo, commissioner, Pembroke Pines," 16 July 2019 In 2017, McMullan ran unopposed along with Snyder, and Stromatt defeated Fillault in the only contested race that year in a match-up determined by only 322 votes. — Jeff Forward, Houston Chronicle, "Candidate filing period for Woodlands board opens July 20," 16 July 2019 That Session, from June 24-26, will include a presidential election with Bach currently expected to get a final four-year term unopposed. — Graham Dunbar, courant.com, "IOC to change process of Olympic bid races, host elections," 26 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unopposed.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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unopposed
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of unopposed
: not having any competition in an election, contest, etc. : not opposed
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unopposed
adjective
un·op·posed
| \ -ə-ˈpōzd
\
\
Medical Definition of unopposed
: being or relating to estrogen replacement therapy in which a progestin (as medroxyprogesterone acetate) is not coadministered to reduce the potential risks (as endometrial cancer) associated with estrogen used alone