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📖 Определения и значения для слова opposition

📒 the act of strongly disagreeing with somebody/something, especially with the aim of preventing something from happening

  • Opposition came primarily from students.
  • opposition to somebody/something Delegates expressed strong opposition to the plans.
  • He spent five years in prison for his opposition to the regime.

📒 the act of competing against somebody in a contest

  • She won against determined opposition from last year's champion.
  • He is expected to face stiff opposition from countryman, Scott, who has also emerged as a leading contender.

📒 the people you are competing against in business, a competition, a game, etc.

  • He's gone to work for the opposition.
  • The opposition is/are mounting a strong challenge to our business.
  • Liverpool couldn't match the opposition in the final and lost 2–0.

📒 the main political party that is opposed to the government; the political parties that are in a parliament but are not part of the government

  • the leader of the Opposition
  • Opposition MPs/politicians/parties
  • the Opposition spokesman on education

📒 the state of being as different as possible; two things that are as different as possible

  • the opposition between good and evil
  • His poetry is full of oppositions and contrasts.

📒 forming part of a parliament but not part of the government

  • They returned to power after six years in opposition.
  • The Conservative Party is now in opposition.

📒 disagreeing strongly with somebody/something, especially with the aim of preventing something from happening

  • We found ourselves in opposition to several colleagues on this issue.
  • Protest marches were held in opposition to the proposed law.

📒 contrasting two people or things that are very different

  • Leisure is often defined in opposition to work.
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