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The action of opposing or of being in conflict.
- The two politicians are in opposition to the bill.
- The proposal met with strong opposition from local residents.
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An opposite or contrasting position.
- Near-synonym: oppositeness
- These ideas are in opposition to each other.
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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.
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A political party or movement opposed to the party or government in power.
- leader of the opposition
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In United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party seeks to prevent the registration of a trademark or patent.
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A position in which the player on the move must yield with his king allowing his opponent to advance with his own king.
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The difference of quantity or quality between two propositions having the same subject and predicate.
ant. apposition