opposition (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 8 senses of the word *opposition / Opposition*:
NOUN	act	opposition, resistance	the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
	relation	opposition, oppositeness	the relation between opposed entities
	act	opposition, confrontation	the act of hostile groups opposing each other
	person	opposition, opponent, opposite	a contestant that you are matched against
	group	opposition	a body of people united in opposing something
	relation	opposition	a direction opposite to another
	person	opposition, enemy, foe, foeman	an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
	group	Opposition	the major political party opposed to the party in office and prepared to replace it if elected

opposition / Opposition > pronunciation
Sounds	aa.pahzih'shahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

English > *opposition*: 8 senses > noun 1, act
Meaning	The action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with.
Example	"despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead"
Synonym	resistance
Narrower	anti-takeover defense	resistance to or defense / defense against a hostile takeover
	lockout	A management action resisting employee's demands
	reaction	Doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like
Broader	action	Something done (usually as opposed to something said)
Spanish	oposición, resistencia
Catalan	oposició, resistència
Verbs	oppose	be against

English > *opposition*: 8 senses > noun 2, relation
Meaning	The relation between opposed entities.
Synonym	oppositeness
Narrower	antagonism	The relation between opposing principles or forces or factors
	antipode	direct opposite
	antithesis	exact opposite
	conflict	opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot)
	contradiction	opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas
	contradictoriness	The relation that exists when opposites cannot coexist
	contrariety	The relation between contraries
	contrary	exact opposition
	contrast, direct contrast	The opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
	flip side	A different aspect of something (especially the opposite aspect)
	gradable opposition	An opposition that is capable of being graded
	inverse, opposite	Something inverted in sequence or character or effect
	mutual opposition, polarity	A relation between two opposite attributes or tendencies
	polarity, sign	Having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges)
	reverse, contrary, opposite	A relation of direct opposition
	tertium quid	Some third thing similar to two opposites but distinct from both
	ungradable opposition	An opposition that has no intermediate grade
Broader	relation	An abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
Spanish	oposición
Catalan	oposició

English > *opposition*: 8 senses > noun 3, act
Meaning	The act of hostile groups opposing each other.
Example	"the invaders encountered stiff opposition"
Synonym	confrontation
Narrower	strikebreaking	confrontational activities intended to break up a strike by workers
Broader	resistance	group action in opposition to those in power
Spanish	confrontación, oposición
Catalan	confrontació, oposició
Verbs	oppose	fight against or resist strongly

English > *opposition*: 8 senses > noun 4, person
Meaning	A contestant that you are matched against.
Synonyms	opponent, opposite
Broader	contestant	A person who participates in competitions
Spanish	contraria, contrario, oponente, oposición
Catalan	contrària, contrari, oponent

English > *opposition*: 8 senses > noun 5, group
Meaning	A body of people united in opposing something.
Narrower	Iraqi National Congress, INC	A heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq
Broader	body	A group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
Spanish	oposición

English > *opposition*: 8 senses > noun 6, relation
Meaning	A direction opposite to another.
Narrower	antipodal, antipodal opposition, diametrical opposition	The relation of opposition along a diameter
	enantiomorphism, mirror-image relation	The relation of opposition between crystals or molecules that are reflections of one another
	orthogonality, perpendicularity, orthogonal opposition	The relation of opposition between things at right angles
Broader	direction	The spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves
Spanish	oposición
Catalan	oposició

English > *opposition*: 8 senses > noun 7, person
Meaning	An armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force).
Synonyms	enemy, foe, foeman
Category	military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine	The military forces of a nation
Member of	enemy	An opposing military force
Narrower	besieger	An enemy who lays siege to your position
Broader	adversary, antagonist, opponent, opposer, resister	someone who offers opposition
Spanish	enemiga, enemigo, foeman
Catalan	enemic, foeman

English > *Opposition*: 8 senses > noun 8, group
Meaning	The major political party opposed to the party in office and prepared to replace it if elected.
Broader	party, political party	An organization to gain political power

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