oppo research

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Etymology

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Clipping of opposition research.

Noun

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oppo research (uncountable)

  1. (US, politics, informal) Research into one's opponent's family, friends, and past, which aims to uncover activities or interests which embarrass or discredit them.
    • 2017, Howard Blum, “How ex-spy Christopher Steele compiled his explosive Trump-Russia dossier”, in Vanity Fair:
      And anyway, after all he had discovered, he’d grown deeply concerned by the prospect of a Trump presidency. So he found Democratic donors whose checks would keep his oppo research going strong.