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Meaning of 'opposition' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Opposition [ n.]
- The act of opposing; an attempt to check, restrain, or defeat; resistance.
- The state of being placed over against; situation so as to front something else.
- Repugnance; contrariety of sentiment, interest, or purpose; antipathy.
- That which opposes; an obstacle; specifically, the aggregate of persons or things opposing; hence, in politics and parliamentary practice, the party opposed to the party in power.
- The situation of a heavenly body with respect to another when in the part of the heavens directly opposite to it; especially, the position of a planet or satellite when its longitude differs from that of the sun 180¡; -- signified by the symbol /; as, / / /, opposition of Jupiter to the sun.
- The relation between two propositions when, having the same subject and predicate, they differ in quantity, or in quality, or in both; or between two propositions which have the same matter but a different form.

Meaning of 'opposition' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . opposition [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
Example in sentence:
  • a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies
Meaning (2):
- the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
Example in sentence:
  • despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead;
  • he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens
Meaning (3):
- the major political party opposed to the party in office and prepared to replace it if elected
Example in sentence:
  • Her Majesty's loyal opposition
Meaning (4):
- the act of hostile groups opposing each other
Example in sentence:
  • the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions;
  • the invaders encountered stiff opposition

Nearby Words:

oppidan oppignerate oppilate oppilated oppilating oppilation oppilative opplete oppleted oppletion

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