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opposition
  1. The action of opposing or of being in conflict.
  2. An opposite or contrasting position.
  3. (astronomy) 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.
  4. (politics) A political party or movement opposed to the party or government in power.
  5. (law) In United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party seeks to prevent the registration of a trademark or patent.
  6. (chess) A position in which the player on the move must yield with his king allowing his opponent to advance with his own king.
  7. (logic) The difference of quantity or quality between two propositions having the same subject and predicate.
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  9. Examples:
    1. “The unions have taken violent opposition to the mutual aid pact ever since its inception.”
      “The Maastricht Treaty then split the Conservative parliamentary party, appearing to imperil British national sovereignty and encouraging vocal opposition to European integration.”
      “Monroe, at the time of his appointment, had distinguished himself chiefly by his extreme opposition to the administration.”
opponent
  1. An individual or group who is a rival of another.
  2. One who attempts to stop the progression of.
  3. One who objects to.
  4. In team sports, a player of an opposite team.
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  6. Examples:
    1. “She was creative in combat and would use scrappy ways to beat her opponent.”
      “He was looking forward to crushing his hated opponent into the dusty surface of the desert!”
      “He was an eloquent opponent of the exercise of arbitrary power by governments the world over.”
opposite
opposability
  1. The condition or quality of being opposable (capable of being placed opposite to something else).
  2. The condition or quality of being opposable (capable of being resisted).
  3. Examples:
    1. “He has a character for his piousness, duteousness, and opposability and receives many clients I trust.”
      “Some of these new legislative provisions raise several legal questions as to their validity and opposability.”
      “As for opposability to third parties, one need only recall the controversy sparked off by the 1980 Rome Convention.”
oppositionist
  1. A person who opposes; especially a member of an official opposition
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  3. Examples:
    1. “This is to be the last capitulation of a leading oppositionist to be accepted by Stalin.”
      “But the core of the oppositionist case put best by Berry goes wider than trade deals or pesticides.”
      “Neil is at pains to stress he is not the oppositionist wrecker of the devolved parliament.”
opposer
  1. One who opposes, one who shows opposition.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “It disturbs me that you are a consistent opposer of reforms.”
      “Her husband was a cripple, almost helpless, an unbeliever, and to some extent an opposer of religion.”
      “I would a thousand times rather have you a reformer than an opposer of reforms.”
oppositionality
  1. The quality of being oppositional.
oppositeness
opposedness
  1. Quality of being opposed.
opposal
  1. (archaic) opposition
oppositionalities
  1. plural of oppositionality
oppositionists
opposabilities
  1. plural of opposability
oppositenesses
oppositions
  1. plural of opposition
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “But democracy doesn't quite make it into the binary oppositions involved in this fight.”
      “Lee's book has made me retrace the binary oppositions that have shaped prior discussions of critical pedagogy.”
      “These leaders must take a chance that a cautious relaxation of authoritarianism will breed moderation among extremist oppositions.”
opposites
  1. plural of opposite
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Make up your own silly opposites, such as a high, squeaky voice and a low, gruff voice.”
      “In the technological revolution that digital video has brought to filmmaking, these two works represent polar opposites of the brave new world.”
      “George I and his son shared a deep mutual dislike for each other, were political opposites, and fought constantly.”
opponents
  1. plural of opponent
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  3. Examples:
    1. “They have struggled when opponents show no fear, and the 49ers ain't exactly quaking in their cleats.”
      “Paolo Di Canio, meanwhile, gave no quarter, tackling ferociously, harrying opponents and delivering a fierce long-range drive just over the bar.”
      “You can't go far wrong with a foreign policy whose opponents are mainly dictators, anti-American European politicians and leftist whackos.”
opposals
  1. plural of opposal
opposers
  1. plural of opposer
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Running one would only be a waste of taxpayers' money, which I'm sure our penny-pinching scheme opposers would find horrific!”
      “Supporters and opposers of a controversial development in Abberton will have to wait another five weeks until the final verdict is revealed.”
      “The Revolution could derive no benefit from confusion, and its opposers might.”
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