Run against
/rʌn əˈɡɛnst/B1
Intermediate
1. To compete in an election against someone.
- He decided to run against the incumbent mayor in the upcoming elections.
- Several new candidates are planning to run against her in the primary.
2. To encounter opposition or difficulty from someone or something.
- The new policy ran against opposition from multiple advocacy groups.
- Her plans ran against unforeseen technical difficulties midway through the project.
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