opposition

English Online Dictionary. What means opposition‎? What does opposition mean?

English

Etymology

From Middle English opposicioun, from Old French oposicion (whence French opposition), from Late Latin oppositiō, translating Ancient Greek ἀντίθεσις (antíthesis), from the past participle stem of classical Latin oppōnō (“I set against”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌɒp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌɑ.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/

Noun

opposition (plural oppositions)

1. The action of opposing or of being in conflict.
2. An opposite or contrasting position.
3. (astronomy) 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.
5. (politics) A political party or movement opposed to the party or government in power.

6. (law) In United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party seeks to prevent the registration of a trademark or patent.
7. (chess) A position in which the player on the move must yield with his king allowing his opponent to advance with his own king.
8. (logic) The difference of quantity or quality between two propositions having the same subject and predicate.

Antonyms

• apposition

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• opposition on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “opposition”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Finnish

Noun

opposition

1. genitive singular of oppositio

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin oppositiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ.po.zi.sjɔ̃/

Noun

opposition f (plural oppositions)

1. opposition

Derived terms

• par opposition à

Related terms

• opposer

Descendants

• → Persian: اپوزیسیون (opozisyon)

Further reading

• “opposition”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Swedish

Noun

opposition c

1. opposition (expression of being opposed)

   Near-synonym: motstånd

2. opposition (a position of being opposed)

3. (politics) opposition

4. opposition (critiquing a dissertation as an opponent at a PhD dissertation defense)
5. (astronomy) opposition

6. (chess) opposition

Declension

Related terms

• opponent
• opponera
• oppositionell

See also

• invändning
• motstånd

References

• opposition in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• opposition in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• opposition in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)