Results for opposition

Definitions of opposition:

part of speech: noun

State of being placed over against: standing over against: repugnance: contrariety: act of opposing: resistance: that which opposes: obstacle: the party that opposes the existing administration or the party in power: ( astron.) the situation of heavenly bodies when 180 degrees apart.

part of speech: noun

The act of resisting or checking; the state of being resisted or checked; resistance; contradiction; the political party that does not support the party in power.

Usage examples for opposition:

• She would not, perhaps, marry Laurence in the face of her mother's open opposition "Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man", Marie Conway Oemler

• This Bill passed through both Houses of Parliament without any opposition and without any discussion. "Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. Volume 3", Henry Hunt

• It had met with opposition "The Card, A Story Of Adventure In The Five Towns", Arnold Bennett

• It might be difficult, even impossible, to carry out her match- making plans if Miriam should rise up in opposition to them. "The Girl at Cobhurst", Frank Richard Stockton