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opposition
noun
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
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ɒpəˈzɪʃən
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noun
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
“he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens”
noun
the act of hostile groups opposing each other
“the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions”
noun
a body of people united in opposing something
noun
an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
“a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies”
noun
a contestant that you are matched against
noun
a direction opposite to another
noun
the relation between opposed entities
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he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens
despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead
the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions
the invaders encountered stiff opposition
a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies
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