run against

verb

To compete with (someone) in an election.

“The game is running against my team.”

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Meanings

verbrun against (third-person singular simple present runs against, present participle running against, simple past ran against, past participle run against)

present singular third person runs against · participle present running against · past ran against

  1. literallytransitiveTo compete with (someone) in an election.

    I don't want to run against him for the governorship.

  2. transitiveTo negatively effect (someone or something); to experience a conflict regarding (something); to run up against (something).

    The game is running against my team.

    1 more example

    Her reforms ran against popular opinion.

Cite this entry
APA

run against. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run%20against

MLA

“run against.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run%20against. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “run against,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run%20against.

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