What does opposition mean?
Definitions for opposition
ˌɒp əˈzɪʃ ənop·po·si·tion
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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"
Wiktionary
opposition(Noun)
The action of opposing or of being in conflict.
Etymology: From oposicion (whence opposition), from oppositio (translating Greek ἀντίθεσις), from the past participle stem of classical opponere.
opposition(Noun)
An opposite or contrasting position.
Etymology: From oposicion (whence opposition), from oppositio (translating Greek ἀντίθεσις), from the past participle stem of classical opponere.
opposition(Noun)
An opponent in some form of competition.
Etymology: From oposicion (whence opposition), from oppositio (translating Greek ἀντίθεσις), from the past participle stem of classical opponere.
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.
Etymology: From oposicion (whence opposition), from oppositio (translating Greek ἀντίθεσις), from the past participle stem of classical opponere.
opposition(Noun)
A political party opposed to the party or government in power.
Etymology: From oposicion (whence opposition), from oppositio (translating Greek ἀντίθεσις), from the past participle stem of classical opponere.
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.
Etymology: From oposicion (whence opposition), from oppositio (translating Greek ἀντίθεσις), from the past participle stem of classical opponere.
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.
Etymology: From oposicion (whence opposition), from oppositio (translating Greek ἀντίθεσις), from the past participle stem of classical opponere.
Freebase
Opposition
Parliamentary opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government, particularly in a Westminster-based parliamentary system. Note that this article uses the term government as it is used in Parliamentary systems, i.e. meaning the administration or the cabinet rather than the state. The title of "Official Opposition" usually goes to the largest of the parties sitting in opposition with its leader being given the title "Leader of the Opposition". In First Past the Post assemblies, where the tendency to gravitate into two major parties or party groupings operates strongly, government and opposition roles can go to the two main groupings serially in alternation. In this context, the opposition forms a recognised, even semi-official "government-in-waiting". Its "opposing" can degenerate into a charade pending the eventual exchange of roles and occupation, or reoccupation, of the Treasury benches. The more proportional a representative system, the greater the likelihood of multiple political parties appearing in the parliamentary debating chamber. Such systems can foster multiple "opposition" parties which may have little in common and minimal desire to form a united bloc opposed to the government of the day.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Opposition
op-ō-zish′un, n. state of being placed over against: position over against: repugnance: contrariety: contrast: act or action of opposing: resistance: that which opposes: obstacle: (logic) a difference of quantity or quality between two propositions having the same subject and predicate: the party that opposes the ministry or existing administration: (astron.) the situation of heavenly bodies when 180 degrees apart.—n. Opposi′tionist, one who belongs to an opposing party, esp. that opposed to the government. [Opposite.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
opposition
A celestial body is said to be in opposition to the sun when their longitudes differ 180°, or half the circumference of the heavens.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'opposition' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1072
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'opposition' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2919
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'opposition' in Nouns Frequency: #496
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of opposition in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of opposition in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of opposition in a Sentence
We hope he'll start to listen, too, and reconsider his opposition to some of our jobs bills.
Erdogan has to date never held a real press conference, because he never wished to take and answer questions from those opposing him ... Even the coup leaders including Evren held press conferences, i harshly criticized Turgut Ozal. He still allowed me on his plane for trips, invited us to his press conferences and engaged in fiery debates with me and other opposition journalists. Even the second-class democracy of those times was better than today.
Burundians, the government, civil society, opposition should seat together and put in place acceptable conditions for a democratic election.
Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence.
The government is on the offensive against what they see as a potential locus of popular Islamist opposition, sharpened by the recent return of Rizieq, while having a sound legal foundation, the banning is clearly politically driven as well.
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- oposicióCatalan, Valencian
- opoziceCzech
- OppositionGerman
- αντιπολίτευσηGreek
- اپوزیسیونPersian
- vastustus, vastarinta, oppositio, vastustaja, vastaisuus, vastapuoliFinnish
- oppositionFrench
- urchomhaireachtIrish
- התנגדותHebrew
- ellenkezés, szembenállás, ellenzék, ellenzés, ellenfél, ellenszegülésHungarian
- ընդդիմությունArmenian
- opposizioneItalian
- 反対, 衝, 野党Japanese
- mautohetanga, āpitihana, ātetengaMāori
- oppositieDutch
- oposiçãoPortuguese
- împotrivire, opoziție, opunere, oponentRomanian
- противодействие, противостояние, оппонент, противоположность, оппозиция, противникRussian
- oppositionSwedish
- mpinzaniSwahili
- muhalefet, karşıt, muhalif, karşıtlıkTurkish
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