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opposition

/ opposition /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a body of people united in opposing something
Type of:
body
Kinds of:
Iraqi National Congress INC
noun Sense 2
a political party opposed to the party in power and prepared to replace it if elected
"Her Majesty''s loyal opposition"
Type of:
party political party
noun Sense 3
a contestant that you are matched against
Type of:
contestant
Derived:
pit oppose match play off
noun Sense 4
a direction opposite to another
Type of:
direction
Kinds of:
orthogonality perpendicularity orthogonal opposition antipodal antipodal opposition
noun Sense 5
the relation between opposed entities
Type of:
relation
Kinds of:
antipode antithesis conflict contrast direct contrast
noun Sense 6
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"
Type of:
action
Kinds of:
lockout reaction anti-takeover defense
Derived:
oppose
noun Sense 7
the act of opposing groups confronting each other
"the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"
"the invaders encountered stiff opposition"
Type of:
resistance
Kinds of:
strikebreaking
Derived:
fight oppose fight back fight down defend
noun Sense 8
an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
"a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies"
Type of:
adversary antagonist opponent
Kinds of:
besieger
Has parts:
enemy
Domain:
military armed forces armed services
Semantic Complexity
83%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
39
Times Searched
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body Iraqi National Congress INC party political party contestant direction orthogonality perpendicularity orthogonal opposition antipodal antipodal opposition