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| op·po·si·tion [ òppə zísh'n ] (plural op·po·si·tions) |
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1. hostile attitude or action: a disapproving attitude toward something and a wish to prevent it, or action taken to show disapproval of and prevent something
  Public opposition to the plan was growing.
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2. sports opponent: the person or team that you or another player or team have to play against
He can expect stronger opposition in the semifinal.
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3. politics political groups opposing government: a political party, or political parties or groups, opposed to the government in power in a country
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4. politics principal party opposing government: in a British-style parliamentary system, the political party with the largest number of seats of those not in office, officially recognized as the government's main opponent
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often used before nouns
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5. linguistics linguistic contrast: in linguistics, the contrast between two or more similar elements in a language
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6. phonetics phonetic contrast between sounds: in phonetics, the contrast between two sounds that are articulated in a similar place in the mouth, e.g. between the voiced consonant /v/ and the voiceless consonant /f/
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7. chess advantage near end of chess game: a situation toward the end of a game of chess in which the two kings are in such a position that the opponent must make a king move and is therefore at a disadvantage
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8. logic relations between logical propositions: the way in which logical propositions sharing the same subject and predicate but differing in quantity or quality relate to each other
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9. astronomy Moon or planet position: the position of the Moon or one of the outer planets when it is on the opposite side of the Earth as seen from the Sun
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10. astronomy relative position of two astronomical objects: the position of two astronomical objects when they are diametrically opposite on the celestial sphere
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11. astrologically opposing planetary position: in astrology, a situation when two planets are 180º from each other, believed to cause friction or symbolize confrontation
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| op·po·si·tion·al adjective |
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