opposition

Definitions of opposition in various dictionaries:

noun - the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with

noun - the relation between opposed entities

noun - the act of hostile groups opposing each other

noun - a contestant that you are matched against

noun - a body of people united in opposing something

noun - a direction opposite to another

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

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

The act of opposing or resisting.

The condition of being in conflict; antagonism: “The history of men’s opposition to women’s emancipation is more interesting perhaps than the story of that emancipation itself” (Virginia Woolf).

Placement opposite to or in contrast with another.

Something that serves as an obstacle.

Often Opposition.

Astronomy.

The position of two celestial bodies when their longitude differs by 180, especially a configuration in which the earth lies on a straight line between the sun and a superior planet or the moon.

The position of the superior planet or the moon in this configuration.

The relation existing between two propositions having an identical subject and predicate but differing in quantity, quality, or both.

Contrast in a language between two phonemes or other linguistically important elements.