Definitions for oppositionˌɒp əˈzɪʃ ən
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
op•po•si•tionˌɒp əˈzɪʃ ən(n.)
the action of opposing, resisting, or combating.
antagonism or hostility.
a person or group of people opposing, criticizing, or protesting something, someone, or another group.
(sometimes cap.) the major political party opposed to the party in power and seeking to replace it.
Category: Government
the act of placing opposite, or the state or position of being placed opposite.
the act of opposing, or the state of being opposed by way of comparison or contrast.
the relation between two propositions in logic that have the same subject and predicate, but which differ in quantity or quality, or in both.
Category: Philosphy
the situation of two heavenly bodies when their longitudes or right ascensions differ by 180°:
The moon is in opposition to the sun when the earth is directly between them.
Category: Astronomy
the relationship between two alternative units within a linguistic system.
Category: Language/Linguistics
Origin of opposition:
1350–1400; ME < OF < L
op`po•si′tion•al(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
resistance, opposition(noun)
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
"he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens"; "despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead"
opposition, oppositeness(noun)
the relation between opposed entities
confrontation, opposition(noun)
the act of hostile groups opposing each other
"the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition"
opposition, opponent, opposite(noun)
a contestant that you are matched against
opposition(noun)
a body of people united in opposing something
opposition(noun)
a direction opposite to another
enemy, foe, foeman, opposition(noun)
an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
"a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies"
Opposition(noun)
the major political party opposed to the party in office and prepared to replace it if elected
"Her Majesty's loyal opposition"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
opposition(noun)ˌɒp əˈzɪʃ ən
disagreement with a plan or idea
The Republicans face strong opposition to the new bill.
oppositionˌɒp əˈzɪʃ ən
the group, team, etc. that is competing or fighting against another group, team, etc.
They played well but were eventually beaten by the opposition.
oppositionˌɒp əˈzɪʃ ən
a political party that is not currently in power
the opposition leader
Wiktionary
opposition(Noun)
The action of opposing or of being in conflict.
opposition(Noun)
An opposite or contrasting position.
opposition(Noun)
An opponent in some form of competition.
opposition(Noun)
The apparent relative position of two celestial bodies when one is at an angle of 180 degrees from the other as seen from the Earth.
opposition(Noun)
A political party opposed to the party or government in power.
opposition(Noun)
In United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party seeks to prevent the registration of a trademark or patent.
opposition(Noun)
A position in which the player on the move must yield with his king allowing his opponent to advance with his own king.
Origin: From oposicion (whence opposition), from oppositio (translating Greek ἀντίθεσις), from the past participle stem of classical opponere.
Translations for opposition
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
opposition(noun)
the act of resisting or fighting against by force or argument
There is a lot of opposition to his ideas.
- teenkanting, versetAfrikaans
- مُقاوَمَه، مُعارَضَهArabic
- противопоставянеBulgarian
- oposiçãoPortuguese (BR)
- odporCzech
- der WiderstandGerman
- modstand; oppositionDanish
- αντίσταση, αντίδραση, εναντίωσηGreek
- oposiciónSpanish
- vastuseisEstonian
- مخالفتFarsi
- vastustusFinnish
- oppositionFrench
- הִתנַגדוּתHebrew
- विरोधHindi
- suprotstavljanjeCroatian
- ellenzésHungarian
- penentanganIndonesian
- andstaðaIcelandic
- opposizioneItalian
- 反対Japanese
- 반대, 저항Korean
- priešinimasisLithuanian
- pretestībaLatvian
- tentanganMalay
- tegenstandDutch
- motstand, stridNorwegian
- sprzeciwPolish
- مخالفتPersian
- سرغړونهPashto
- oposiçãoPortuguese
- opoziţieRomanian
- сопротивление, противодействиеRussian
- odporSlovak
- nasprotovanjeSlovenian
- protivljenjeSerbian
- opposition, motståndSwedish
- การคัดค้านThai
- muhalefetTurkish
- 反對，反抗Chinese (Trad.)
- опір, протидіяUkrainian
- اختلاف، اعتراضUrdu
- pheđối lậpVietnamese
- 反对，反抗Chinese (Simp.)
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