Opposition

noun

,ɑpə'zɪʃən

Noun

the act of hostile groups opposing each other
“the invaders encountered stiff opposition”
Similar:Confrontation
Type of:Resistance
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
“despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead”
Similar:Resistance
Type of:Action
the major political party opposed to the party in office and prepared to replace it if elected
“Her Majesty's loyal opposition”
Type of:Party
an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
Similar:Enemy FoeFoeman
Type of:ResisterOpponentAdversary
a contestant that you are matched against
Similar:Opponent Opposite
Type of:Contestant
the relation between opposed entities
Similar:Oppositeness
Type of:Relation
a body of people united in opposing something
Type of:Body
a direction opposite to another
Type of:Direction