Question

on november 25, 1960, patria, minerva, and maria teresa mirabal were stopped in their car while visiting their husbands in jail and then beaten to death by dominican republic soldiers. their husbands were in jail for the same reason the mirabal sisters were killed: for opposing dominican dictator rafael trujillo. the fourth mirabal sister, dedé, was not with her sisters that day and lived to tell their story. what is the meaning of the word opposing? (v.1.3)

Explanation:

In the context, the Mirabal sisters and their husbands faced consequences like imprisonment or death because they were against the rule of the dictator Rafael Trujillo. "Opposing" here means actively resisting or being against someone or something, in this case, the dictator's regime.

Answer:

Actively resisting or being against