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How to say the opposition
in Thai
ฝ่ายค้าน
fàai-káan
the opposition
fàai lowkáan high
ฝ่าย 'side' + ค้าน 'oppose'. The governing side is ฝ่ายรัฐบาล.
- Part of speech
- noun
In a sentence
- ผู้นำฝ่ายค้านpûu-nam fàai-káanleader of the opposition
From the same situation: News and society
- รัฐบาลgovernment
- นายกรัฐมนตรีprime minister
- รัฐมนตรีminister
- กระทรวงministry
- สภาparliament, council
- ส.ส.MP, member of parliament
- นโยบายpolicy
- อำนาจpower, authority
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