opposition
opposition Lexical Profile
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• noun
Resistance, disapproval, or dissent expressed in action or argument against a plan, policy, or person.
"The proposed zoning law faced strong opposition from local business owners."
A group of adversaries or competitors, especially the principal political party or coalition not currently in power in a legislature.
"The parliamentary opposition questioned the prime minister regarding the new budget."
A state of being in sharp contrast, antithesis, or direct conflict between two things or ideas.
"The philosopher examined the fundamental opposition between individual liberty and state authority."
The apparent positional alignment of two celestial bodies in directly opposite directions in the sky as viewed from Earth, separated by 180 degrees of celestial longitude.
"Mars is easiest to observe through a telescope when it reaches opposition relative to the Sun."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century from Old French 'oposicion', from Latin 'oppositionem' ('a setting against, contrast'), derived from the verb 'opponere' ('to set against'), combining 'ob-' ('against') and 'ponere' ('to put or place').