Opposition
Op`po`si´tion
| n. | 1. | The act of opposing; an attempt to check, restrain, or defeat; resistance. |
| 2. | The state of being placed over against; situation so as to front something else. | |
| 3. | Repugnance; contrariety of sentiment, interest, or purpose; antipathy. | |
| 4. | That which opposes; an obstacle; specifically, the aggregate of persons or things opposing; hence, in politics and parliamentary practice, the party opposed to the party in power. | |
| 5. | (Astron.) The situation of a heavenly body with respect to another when in the part of the heavens directly opposite to it; especially, the position of a planet or satellite when its longitude differs from that of the sun 180°; - signified by the symbol ; | |
| 6. | (Logic) The relation between two propositions when, having the same subject and predicate, they differ in quantity, or in quality, or in both; or between two propositions which have the same matter but a different form. |
| Noun | 1. |  opposition - the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with; "he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens"; "despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead"Synonyms: resistance |
| 2. | opposition - the relation between opposed entities Synonyms: oppositeness | |
| 3. | opposition - the act of opposing groups confronting each other; "the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition" Synonyms: confrontation | |
| 4. |  opposition - a contestant that you are matched against | |
| 5. | opposition - a body of people united in opposing something | |
| 6. | opposition - a direction opposite to another | |
| 7. | opposition - an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies" | |
| 8. | opposition - a political party opposed to the party in power and prepared to replace it if elected; "Her Majesty's loyal opposition" |
OPPOSITION, practice. The act of a creditor who, declares his dissent to a debtor's being discharged under the insolvent laws.
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