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Found 3 items, similar to opposition.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: opposition
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: opposition
opposition
n 1: 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” [syn:
resistance]
2: the relation between opposed entities [syn:
oppositeness]
3: the act of opposing groups confronting each other;
“the
government was not ready for a confrontation with the
unions”;
“the invaders encountered stiff opposition” [syn:
confrontation]
4: a contestant that you are matched against [syn:
opponent,
opposite]
5: a body of people united in opposing something
6: a direction opposite to another
7: an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing
military force);
“a soldier must be prepared to kill his
enemies” [syn:
enemy,
foe,
foeman]
8: a political party opposed to the party in power and prepared
to replace it if elected;
“Her Majesty's loyal opposition”
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Opposition
Opposition
\Op`po*si"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. oppositio. See
Opposite.]
1. The act of opposing; an attempt to check, restrain, or
defeat; resistance.
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The counterpoise of so great an opposition. --Shak.
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Virtue which breaks through all opposition.
--Milton.
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2. The state of being placed over against; situation so as to
front something else. --Milton.
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3. Repugnance; contrariety of sentiment, interest, or
purpose; antipathy. --Shak.
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4. 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.
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5. (Astron.) 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[deg];
-- signified by the symbol ?; as, ? [Jupiter] [Sun],
opposition of Jupiter to the sun.
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6. (Logic) 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.
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