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opposition

noun

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