opposition

1. n. The act of opposing; an attempt to check, restrain, or defeat; resistance. Source: opted

2. n. The state of being placed over against; situation so as to front something else. Source: opted

3. n. Repugnance; contrariety of sentiment, interest, or purpose; antipathy. Source: opted

4. n. That which opposes; an obstacle; specifically, the aggregate of persons or things opposing; hence, in politics and parliamentary practice, the party opposed to the party in power. Source: opted

5. n. The situation of a heavenly body with respect to another when in the part of the heavens directly opposite to it; especially, the position of a planet or satellite when its longitude differs from that of the sun 180¡; -- signified by the symbol /; as, / / /, opposition of Jupiter to the sun. Source: opted

6. n. The relation between two propositions when, having the same subject and predicate, they differ in quantity, or in quality, or in both; or between two propositions which have the same matter but a different form. Source: opted

7. n. the major political party opposed to the party in office and prepared to replace it if elected Source: wordnet

8. n. the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with Source: wordnet

9. n. the relation between opposed entities Source: wordnet

10. n. the act of hostile groups opposing each other Source: wordnet

11. n. a contestant that you are matched against Source: wordnet

12. n. a body of people united in opposing something Source: wordnet

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