opposition

Definitions

1. The action of opposing or of being in conflict.
2. An opposite or contrasting position.
3. a civil service entrance examination
4. 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.
5. A political party or movement opposed to the party or government in power.
6. In United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party seeks to prevent the registration of a trademark or patent.
7. A position in which the player on the move must yield with his king allowing his opponent to advance with his own king.
8. The difference of quantity or quality between two propositions having the same subject and predicate.

Equivalents

50 more languages

العربيةاستقبالالمعارضةتضادتعرضتناقضضديةمعارضةمقابلةمقاومةمناقشة+ 7 more

Azərbaycan dilimüxalifətqarşıdurma

Беларускаяапазіцыя

Българскиопозиция

বাংলাপ্রতিপক্ষবিপক্ষ

Bosanskioporbaopozicijaoprekaoprjekaotporprotivništvosuprotnostопозицијаопрекаотпорсупротност+ 8 more

Catalàoposició

Češtinanesouhlasopoziceopoziční

Ελληνικάαντενέργειααντίθεσηαντιμαχίααντιπολίτευσηαντίπραξηεναντίωση+ 3 more

Eestiopositsioon

فارسیاپوزیسیونمخالفتمقابله

Suomihanttikiistäminenopponointioppositiooppositioasemavastaanpanovastaisuusvastakohtaisuusvastapuolivastarintavastatuulivastustus+ 9 more

Gaeilgeurchomhaireacht

Galegooposición

Hausahamayya

עבריתאופוזיציההִתְנַגְּדוּתניגוד

हिन्दीछत्तीस का आँकड़ाप्रतिकूलताप्रतिपक्षप्रतिरोधप्रातिपक्षमुख़ालिफ़तविपक्षविमुखताविरोधविरोधाभाससामना+ 8 more

Hrvatskioporbaopozicijaoprekaoprjekaotporprotivništvosuprotnostопозицијаопрекаотпорсупротност+ 8 more

Magyarellenzék

Հայերենընդդիմություն

Bahasa Indonesiaoposanoposisi

Italianoopposizione

日本語反対在野党対抗対立衝逆野党+ 4 more

ქართულიოპოზიცია

Қазақ тіліқарсылықоппозиция

ភាសាខ្មែរគណបក្សប្រឆាំង

한국어반대야당재야당

Latinaadversitasobiectiooppositiorepugnantiaresistentia+ 2 more

ລາວຝ່າຍຄ້ານພັກຝ່າຍຄ້ານ

Latviešuopozīcija

Македонскиопозиција

Bahasa Melayupembangkang

မြန်မာအတိုက်အခံ

Nederlandsoppositie

ਪੰਜਾਬੀਵਿਪੱਖ

Polskiabhorencyjaopozycjasprzeczność

Portuguêsoposição

Românăîmpotrivireopozițieopunere

Русскийоппозицияпротиводействиепротивоположностьпротивостояние+ 1 more

Shqipopozitë

Српскиoporbaopozicijaoprekaoprjekaotporprotivništvosuprotnostопозицијаопрекаотпорсупротност+ 8 more

Svenskamotståndopposition

தமிழ்எதிர்எதிர்க்கட்சிஎதிர்ப்பு

తెలుగుప్రతిపక్షము

ไทยฝ่ายค้านพรรคฝ่ายค้าน

Tagalogoposisyon

Türkçeistikbalkarşıtkarşıtlıkmuhalefetmuhalifzıtlık+ 3 more

Українськаопозиційнийопозиціяпротиді́япротиле́жністьпротистоя́ння+ 2 more

اردومخالفت

Tiếng Việtđảng đối lậpđối lậpphản đối

Examples

“The two politicians are in opposition to the bill.”

“The proposal met with strong opposition from local residents.”

“Terra Firma is an Alliance political party formed after the First Contact⟳ War. Its policy agenda is based on the principle that Earth must 'stand⟳ firm' against alien influences. This covers a variety of legislation. Recent activities by Terra Firma include⟳ opposition to a law requiring high school alien language study⟳, a proposal to increase⟳ tariffs on alien imports, and leading a popular movement to mark⟳ the First Contact⟳ War with a public holiday.”

“That worries the government, which fears that environmental activism could become⟳ the foundation for more general political opposition.”

“Near-synonym: oppositeness”

“These ideas are in opposition to each other.”

“leader of the opposition”

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