The meaning of the word opposition

It should be the opposition of brothers not of enemies, it may be shewn by acts of kindness and forbearance, but it _must be opposition_ and it _must be shown_. ❋ Various (N/A)

Just as crucially, they hinge on what they think about the other lot as well, and Labour’s record in opposition is poor. ❋ Larry Elliott (2010)

One of the few pleasures of having your party in opposition is watching the other team’s supporters writhing over ever ‘betrayal’ etc. ❋ Newmania (2007)

So in Russia, the term «opposition» can be a tricky one. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Kadyrov told Regnum that «the term opposition is not acceptable to me — if someone wants to serve his people, all doors are open to him» and that «I didn’t meet with the opposition in order to conduct a dialogue between equals.» ❋ Unknown (2009)

But taking an endorsement editorial and using it to slam your opposition is a new one. ❋ Emi Kolawole (2010)

Or, put in another way, the opportunity to frame our environmental movement as a movement for good and a movement for justice, while our opposition is a movement for bad and a movement for injustice. ❋ Rev. Lennox Yearwood (2010)

It basically shows exactly what the Republican Party thinks and how they think it: ie. the opposition is the devil and anyone who joins them sells their soul. ❋ Unknown (2010)

His Dem leaders throwing out derogatory names about the opposition is amoung the worst. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Demonizing the opposition is always a good argument. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Notre Dame won and they will use this incident as an example going forward, knowing that the opposition is all bark and no bite. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The White House won several of the biggest policy votes but now faces determined midterm opposition from the chamber and other business groups, who are spending big in hopes of helping Republicans win control of Congress. ❋ Dan Eggen (2010)

The Tbilisi Blues comments on yesterday’s incident as well, and says that the opposition is also unhappy with foreign journalists covering the protests. ❋ Unknown (2009)

No, our opposition is about reversing the destructive course the left is trying to steer us on. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He also re-stated his determination, despite what he called opposition from Senate Republicans, to achieve comprehensiuve U.S. immigration reform. ❋ Unknown (2011)

What the opposition is accomplishing is to reinforce the idea that Muslims are seen as removed from the American mainstream and therefore separate. ❋ Andy Schupak (2010)

If you don’t like the implications of an idea, there are ways to get your point across without trying to convince everyone that your opposition is the devil himself. ❋ Unknown (2009)

When the opposition is at the free throw line, Howard will cradle the ball and speak to it, appearing to put a hex on the shooter. ❋ Unknown (2009)

[Bruh] he’s a opposition, i dont [fuck with] him.([opp] for short) ❋ The Realest Nigga Ever (2015)

[Bruh] he’s a opposition, i dont [fuck with] him.([opp] for short) ❋ The Realest Nigga Ever (2015)

1. Male and [female genitalia] are opposites.
2. It is cold outside compared to this warm fire.
3. I attracted someone today, opposite to my [SO’s] [reaction]. ❋ (9+10)x2 = 42 | 42×10 = 420 (2017)

Billy: Your mother straight
Joe: [Um ok]
Billy: Its [opposite day]
Joe: fucking [end me] ❋ Chiqennugget (2018)

Use an [oppositizer] to take the [opposite] of 8. You will then get [-8]. ❋ Shanbanan (2021)

Jack and [Sally] spent [all night] at the [restaurant] oppositting ❋ Capslinger (2019)

The [opposite] of [blue] is [red] ❋ Mighty Fish Tacos (2016)

Opposition is [a good] [band] ❋ Nepa Boy 2019 (2019)

Count Mirabeau was part of the [controlled opposition], because although everyone thought he was supporting the revolution, in reality he supported the [monarchy] and was a personal friend of the king. He was a [government agent]. ❋ Aliases (2013)

Person A: Hey man, I got your car fixed for you.
Person B: Dude, where are the [wheels]?
Person A: I didn’t had enough money so I sold it to [pay it] off.
Person B: You are [the Opposite of Batman]. ❋ Changyoulater (2020)

Opposition may refer to:

Arts and mediaEdit

• Opposition (Altars EP), 2011 EP by Christian metalcore band Altars
• The Opposition (band), a London post-punk band
• The Opposition with Jordan Klepper, a late-night television series on Comedy Central

PoliticsEdit

• Loyal opposition
• Parliamentary opposition, a form of political opposition
• Opposition (politics), a party with views opposing those of the current government
• Leader of the Opposition

Opposition partiesEdit

• Opposition (Australia)
• Opposition (Queensland), Australia
• Ministerialists and Oppositionists (Western Australia)
• Bahraini opposition
• Official Opposition (Canada)
• Opposition (Croatia)
• Opposition Party (Hungary)
• Official Opposition (India)
• Opposition Front Bench (Ireland)
• Opposition (Malaysia)
• Opposition (Montenegro)
• Official Opposition (New Zealand)
• His Majesty’s Most Loyal Opposition (United Kingdom)

United StatesEdit

• Opposition Party (Northern U.S.) (1854–1858), a Northern anti-slavery party absorbed by the Republican Party
• Opposition Party (Southern U.S.) (1858–1860), a Southern anti-secession party just before the Civil War
• Opposition Party (Illinois) (1874), a coalition opposing Republican Party rule in Chicago and Cook County

Other usesEdit

• Binary opposition, a pair of related terms that are opposite in meaning
• Opposition (boolean algebra), two terms with a shared literal, one positive, the other negative
• Opposition (chess), the position of the kings relative to each other
• Opposition (astronomy), the position of a celestial body
• Opposition (astrology), astrological aspect in horoscopic astrology
• Opposition proceeding, an administrative process available under some patent or trademark laws
• Opposition of the thumb, the location of the thumb opposite to the fingers so that the hand can grasp objects
• Square of opposition, a type of logic diagram

See alsoEdit

• Apposition (disambiguation)
• Iraqi opposition (disambiguation)
• Opposite (disambiguation)

1	0   0 The Opposition, formally known as Her Majesty’s Official Opposition, refers to the largest political party in the House of Commons that is not in government. The leader of this party takes the [..]

2	0   0 Opposition Movement taken in a direction opposite of the direction of one’s partner.

3	0   0 Opposition late 14c., an astrological term for the situation of two heavenly bodies exactly across from one another in the heavens, from Old French oposicion (12c.) or directly from Latin oppositionem (nominativ [..]

4	0   0 Opposition The position of a planet when it is exactly opposite the Sun in the sky as seen from Earth. A planet at opposition is at its closest approach to the Earth and is best suitable for observing.

5	0   0 Opposition group opposing, criticizing, or protesting another, usually larger or more well-known, group.

6	0   0 Opposition In astronomy, the arrangement of the earth, sun, and one of the other planets or the moon, in which the angle subtended at the earth between the sun and the third body, in the plane of the ecliptic, i [..]

7	0   0 Opposition The point at which a planet appears opposite the Sun in our sky. During the Martian opposition, for example, Mars and the Sun are on opposite sides of the Earth.

8	0   0 Opposition the second largest political party or coalition of parties after the government party in the House of Representatives which works to oppose what it believes to be wrong in government policies or actio [..]

9	0   0 Opposition Those members of Parliament who are not part of the government of the day.

10	0   0 Opposition resistance: the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with; "he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens"; "despite [..]

11	0   0 Opposition The team that disagrees with and argues against the topic.

12	0   0 Opposition The point at which a planet appears opposite the Sun in our sky. During the Martian opposition, for example, Mars and the Sun are on opposite sides of the Earth.

13	0   0 Opposition  combat.

14	0   0 Opposition The point at which a planet that is further away from the Sun than the Earth, lines up with the Sun and Earth. Opposition is a good time for observation because the planet is near its closest point to Earth.

15	0   0 Opposition The time period allowed for an interested party to post oppositions to the grant of a patent. For example, this may be up to nine months from the date of grant of a European patent.

16	0   0 Opposition Lower case even for the opposition and opposition leader.

17	0   0 Opposition The major party, or coalition of parties in Parliament which has the next highest number of votes.

18	0   0 Opposition vidershtand

19	0   0 Opposition The largest party not in government is known as the official opposition. It receives extra parliamentary funding in recognition of its status.

20	0   0 Opposition Members who do not belong to the political party or parties forming the Government, or who have not agreed to support the Government.

21	0   0 Opposition The major party or coalition of parties in a two-party system that does not command the majority in the Lower House of a parliament. Its role is to use parliamentary procedure to hold the government accountable to the parliament and offer voters an alternative government.

22	0   0 Opposition When a planet or asteroid is opposite the Sun in the sky. At such times the object is visible all night — rising at sunset and setting at sunrise.

23	0   0 Opposition — The term used to describe two celestial bodies as being opposite each other in the sky, relative to the observer. An example is when the Moon is opposite the Sun, with the observer on the E [..]

24	0   0 Opposition The time at which a planet is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun.

25	0   0 Opposition A term commonly applied to those parties and groups in the Parliament that are not in the government.

26	0   0 Opposition   See official opposition

27	0   0 Opposition The party, or coalition of parties in the Legislative Assembly which has the next highest number of seats after the Government.

28	0   0 Opposition The party, or coalition of parties in Parliament which has the next highest number of seats after the Government.

29	0   0 Opposition (n) the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with(n) the relation between opposed entities(n) the act of hostile groups opposing each other(n) a contestant that you are mat [..]

30	0   0 Opposition Hegel: “Opposition; according to which the different is not confronted by any other but by its other.” Hegel traces the development of the concept of contradiction (the unity of opposites) through [..]

31	0   0 Opposition Another term for contrast.

32	0   0 Opposition contradictio

33	0   0 Opposition Cancellation of payment

34	0   0 Opposition Relative positions of two heavenly bodies, particularly solar system bodies, when their celestial longitudes differ by 180°, or their R.A.’s differ by 12 hours.

35	0   0 Opposition Configuration in which one celestial body is opposite another in the sky. A planet is in opposition when it is 180 degrees away from the sun as viewed from another planet (such as Earth). For example, Saturn is at opposition when it is directly overhead at midnight on Earth.

36	0   0 Opposition blade movement maintaining constant contact with the opponent’s blade

37	0   0 Opposition The party which does not have enough representatives in Parliament to be asked by the Governor or Governor-General to form the government.   top

38	0   0 Opposition (1) The opponents at the table on a deal, set of deals or rubber; (2) the contestants in direct competition (in some cases, pairs sitting the same direction as you), (3) the balance of the field, (4) [..]

39	0   0 Opposition Timing factor held by the player who has the ability to pursue the opponent

40

0   0 Opposition 1. The Chess Glossary Team vs. Management. The latter wants work done, the former is in total Opposition to the idea. 2. Not to be confused with the two opponents (the players). Opposition actually refers to a situation where two Kings are sitting on the same Rank, File, or Diagonal, with just a single empty square between them. The King that has t [..]

41	0   0 Opposition An endgame term meaning the king not forced to move. Where the two kings stand on the same file or diagonal with an odd number of squares between them, the player that doesn’t have to move is sai [..]

42	0   0 Opposition Best time to observe a planet. The moment a planet far from the sun than Earth appears opposite the sun in the sky.

43	0   0 Opposition The point at which a planet appears opposite the Sun in our sky. During the Martian opposition, for example, Mars and the Sun are on opposite sides of the Earth.

44	0   0 Opposition A term used to describe a legal objection to the …

45	0   0 Opposition some countries have procedures whereby a someone may object to the issuance of a patent on an application, or  may object to an issued patent ("post-grant opposition"). In the US, t [..]

46	0   0 Opposition The action of opposing or of being in conflict. *la|oppositio (translating Greekla|opp?nere||to set against.

47	0   0 Opposition (political) the opposition, political opposition; opposition party a group opposed (to something or someone) opposition (the position of a planet in relation to the sun in positional astronomy) [..]

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оппозиция, противостояние, оппозиционный

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a shameless power grab to eliminate opposition — бессовестный захват власти для устранения оппозиции  
the conjunctive focus of political opposition — связующий центр политической оппозиции  
a decision unfavorable to the opposition — неблагоприятное для оппозиции решение  
outspoken in their opposition to segregation — открыто выступающие против сегрегации  
to be broadsided by the opposition — подвергнуться резкой критике со стороны оппозиции  
the aboveground political opposition — легальная политическая оппозиция  
opposition leader — лидер оппозиции  
unbending / unyielding opposition — несгибаемое сопротивление  
opposition to new taxes — сопротивление новым налогам  
to arouse / stir up opposition — возбуждать сопротивление  
to offer / put up opposition — оказывать сопротивление  
to crush / overcome opposition — преодолеть сопротивление  

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ед. ч.(singular): opposition
мн. ч.(plural): oppositions

Last Updated:
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Opposition is something that goes against or disagrees with something or someone else. Just about any political view has opposition. Chances are you know the word opposite: this means something similar. The opposition to something goes in the opposite direction.

What does opposition mean definition?

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 initial capital letter) the major political party opposed to the party in power and seeking to replace it.

Is opposition an adjective?

1(of a person) disagreeing strongly with something and trying to stop it She remained bitterly opposed to the idea of moving to Tulsa. They are totally opposed to abortion. 2(of ideas, opinions, etc.) very different from something Our views are diametrically opposed on this issue.

Is opposition a verb or noun?

[singular + singular or plural verb] the people you are competing against in business, a competition, a game, etc. He’s gone to work for the opposition. The opposition is/are mounting a strong challenge to our business.

What is the verb of opposition?

oppose. To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against; to confront; to resist; to withstand. To object to. To present or set up in opposition; to pose.

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• Defenition of the word opposition

  • A contestant that you are matched against.
  • The relative position of two celestial bodies when they have an angular distance of 180 degrees
  • the act of opposing groups confronting each other; «the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions»; «the invaders encountered stiff opposition»
  • an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); «a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies»
  • a body of people united in opposing something
  • a direction opposite to another
  • a contestant that you are matched against
  • the relation between opposed entities
  • 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»
  • a political party opposed to the party in power and prepared to replace it if elected; «Her Majesty»s loyal opposition»
  • the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
  • the act of hostile groups opposing each other
  • the major political party opposed to the party in office and prepared to replace it if elected
  • an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)

Synonyms for the word opposition

• • antagonism
  • challenger
  • competitor
  • conflict
  • confrontation
  • disagreement
  • enemy
  • foe
  • foeman
  • hostility
  • opponent
  • opposite
  • oppositeness
  • other side
  • resistance
  • rival
  • unfriendliness

Similar words in the opposition

• • opposition
  • opposition’s

Meronymys for the word opposition

• • enemy

Hyponyms for the word opposition

• • antagonism
  • anti-takeover defense
  • antipodal
  • antipodal opposition
  • antipode
  • antithesis
  • besieger
  • conflict
  • contradiction
  • contradictoriness
  • contrariety
  • contrary
  • contrast
  • diametrical opposition
  • direct contrast
  • enantiomorphism
  • flip side
  • gradable opposition
  • INC
  • inverse
  • Iraqi National Congress
  • lockout
  • mirror-image relation
  • mutual opposition
  • opposite
  • orthogonal opposition
  • orthogonality
  • perpendicularity
  • polarity
  • reaction
  • reverse
  • sign
  • strikebreaking
  • tertium quid
  • ungradable opposition

Hypernyms for the word opposition

• • action
  • adversary
  • antagonist
  • body
  • contestant
  • direction
  • opponent
  • opposer
  • party
  • political party
  • relation
  • resistance
  • resister

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