opposition

opposition
op•po•si•tion
[[t]ˌɒp əˈzɪʃ ən[/t]] n.
1) the action of opposing, resisting, or combating
2) antagonism or hostility
3) a person or group of people opposing, criticizing, or protesting something, someone, or another group
4) gov (sometimes cap.) the major political party opposed to the party in power and seeking to replace it
5) the act of placing opposite, or the state or position of being placed opposite
6) the act of opposing, or the state of being opposed by way of comparison or contrast
7) pho the relation between two propositions in logic that have the same subject and predicate, but which differ in quantity or quality, or in both
8) astron. the situation of two heavenly bodies when their longitudes or right ascensions differ by 180°:
The moon is in opposition to the sun when the earth is directly between them[/ex]
9) ling. the relationship between two alternative units within a linguistic system
Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < OF < L op`po•si′tion•al, adj.

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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