Definitions for Opposition
ˌɒp əˈzɪʃ ənop·po·si·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.8 / 8 votes

1. resistance, oppositionnoun

   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"

2. opposition, oppositenessnoun

   the relation between opposed entities

3. confrontation, oppositionnoun

   the act of hostile groups opposing each other

   "the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition"

4. opposition, opponent, oppositenoun

   a contestant that you are matched against

5. oppositionnoun

   a body of people united in opposing something

6. oppositionnoun

   a direction opposite to another

7. enemy, foe, foeman, oppositionnoun

   an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)

   "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies"

8. Oppositionnoun

   the major political party opposed to the party in office and prepared to replace it if elected

   "Her Majesty's loyal opposition"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 4 votes

1. oppositionnoun

   The action of opposing or of being in conflict.

2. oppositionnoun

   An opposite or contrasting position.

3. oppositionnoun

   An opponent in some form of competition.

4. oppositionnoun

   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. oppositionnoun

   A political party opposed to the party or government in power.

6. oppositionnoun

   In United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party seeks to prevent the registration of a trademark or patent.

7. oppositionnoun

   A position in which the player on the move must yield with his king allowing his opponent to advance with his own king.

8. Etymology: From oposicion (whence opposition), from oppositio (translating Greek ἀντίθεσις), from the past participle stem of classical opponere.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Oppositionnoun

   Etymology: opposition, Fr. oppositio, Lat.

   1. Situation so as to front something opposed.2. Hostile resistance.

   He
   Cry’d oh! and mounted; found no opposition
   From what he look’d for should oppose. William Shakespeare.

   Virtue which breaks thro’ all opposition,
   And all temptation can remove,
   Most shines, and most is acceptable above. John Milton.

   He considers Lausus rescuing his father at the hazard of his own life, as an image of himself when he took Anchises on his shoulders, and bore him safe thro’ the rage of the fire and the opposition of his enemies. John Dryden, Dufresnoy.

   3. Contrariety of affection.

   They who never tried the experiment of a holy life, measure the laws of God not by their intrinsical goodness, but by the reluctancy and opposition which they find in their own hearts. John Tillotson, Serm. 6.

   4. Contrariety of interest; contrariety of measures.5. Contrariety of meaning; diversity of meaning.

   The parts of every true opposition do alway both concern the same subject, and have reference to the same thing, sith otherwise they are but in shew opposite, and not in truth. Richard Hooker, b. v. s. 48.

   Reason can never permit the mind to reject a greater evidence, to embrace what is less evident, nor allow it to entertain probability in opposition to knowledge and certainty. John Locke.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. opposition

   Opposition is the state of being in disagreement, hostility, or conflict with someone or something. It can also refer to a political party or group that stands against the party in power, acting as a check on their actions. Additionally, in an abstract sense, it can describe the relationship between two ideas or concepts that are in complete contrast or contradiction with each other.

WikidataRate this definition:2.0 / 2 votes

1. Opposition

   Parliamentary opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government, particularly in a Westminster-based parliamentary system. Note that this article uses the term government as it is used in Parliamentary systems, i.e. meaning the administration or the cabinet rather than the state. The title of "Official Opposition" usually goes to the largest of the parties sitting in opposition with its leader being given the title "Leader of the Opposition". In First Past the Post assemblies, where the tendency to gravitate into two major parties or party groupings operates strongly, government and opposition roles can go to the two main groupings serially in alternation. In this context, the opposition forms a recognised, even semi-official "government-in-waiting". Its "opposing" can degenerate into a charade pending the eventual exchange of roles and occupation, or reoccupation, of the Treasury benches. The more proportional a representative system, the greater the likelihood of multiple political parties appearing in the parliamentary debating chamber. Such systems can foster multiple "opposition" parties which may have little in common and minimal desire to form a united bloc opposed to the government of the day.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Opposition

   op-ō-zish′un, n. state of being placed over against: position over against: repugnance: contrariety: contrast: act or action of opposing: resistance: that which opposes: obstacle: (logic) a difference of quantity or quality between two propositions having the same subject and predicate: the party that opposes the ministry or existing administration: (astron.) the situation of heavenly bodies when 180 degrees apart.—n. Opposi′tionist, one who belongs to an opposing party, esp. that opposed to the government. [Opposite.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. opposition

   A celestial body is said to be in opposition to the sun when their longitudes differ 180°, or half the circumference of the heavens.

Matched Categories

1. • Adversary
   • Body
   • Contestant
   • Direction
   • Military
   • Party
   • Relation
   • Resistance

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Opposition' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1072

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Opposition' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2919

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Opposition' in Nouns Frequency: #496

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How to pronounce Opposition?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Opposition in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Opposition in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Opposition in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Opposition in a Sentence

1. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio:

   He's trying to thin out the opposition so that the only opposition left in Syria to Assad is ISIS, and at that point he'll be able to force world to support Assad, i don't understand why the White House doesn't see it and why the President and his administration don't understand that.

2. Jim Risch:

   This is not the same as the Crimea, when he did this last time, there is substantially, substantially more worldwide opposition to( Putin's) thoughts this time.

3. President Obama:

   In the sense that they are operating very close to a Turkish border, and they are going after moderate opposition that are supported by not only Turkey but a wide range of countries.

4. State Mike Pompeo:

   The Trump administration is reversing the Obama administrations opposition to Israeli settlements in the West Bank, the establishment of Israeli settlements in the West Bank is not inconsistent with international law.

5. Nik Mazian Nik Mohamad:

   The opportunity to change Malaysia has been missed and we, the opposition, are the culprits.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Opposition
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Opposition
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Opposition
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Opposition
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Opposition
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=Opposition
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Opposition