Opposition - Definition

n 1: 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" [syn: resistance,
opposition]
2: the relation between opposed entities [syn: opposition,
oppositeness]
3: the act of hostile groups opposing each other; "the
government was not ready for a confrontation with the
unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition" [syn:
confrontation, opposition]
4: a contestant that you are matched against [syn: opposition,
opponent, opposite]
5: a body of people united in opposing something
6: a direction opposite to another
7: an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing
military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his
enemies" [syn: enemy, foe, foeman, opposition]
8: the major political party opposed to the party in office and
prepared to replace it if elected; "Her Majesty's loyal
opposition"