opposition
English
/ɒpəˈzɪʃən/, /ɑpəˈzɪʃn̩/
noun
Definitions
- The action of opposing or of being in conflict.
- An opposite or contrasting position.
- (astronomy) The apparent relative position of two celestial bodies when one is at an angle of 180 degrees from the other as seen from the Earth.
- (politics) A political party or movement opposed to the party or government in power.
- (legal) In United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party seeks to prevent the registration of a trademark or patent.
- (chess) A position in which the player on the move must yield with his king allowing his opponent to advance with his own king.
- (logic) The difference of quantity or quality between two propositions having the same subject and predicate.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English opposicioun derived from Old French oposicion derived from Latin oppositiō, oppōnō (I set against).
Origin
Latin
oppōnō
Gloss
I set against
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antiopposition English
- counteropposition English
- counteroppositional English
- nonopposition English
- nonoppositional English
- oppositional English
- oppositionality English
- oppositionally English
- oppositionism English
- oppositionist English
- reopposition English
- oppositio Finnish
- antithesis Latin
- antithēsis Latin
- oppositio Latin
- oppositiō Latin
- oppōnō Latin
- Opposition German
- opponieren German
- opposizione Italian
- opposition French
- oppositionnel French
- оппозиция Russian
- oposición Spanish, Castilian
- ἀντίθεσις Ancient Greek
- ᾰ̓ντῐτῐ́θημῐ Ancient Greek
- *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- opposicioun Middle English
- oposicion Old French
- oposició Catalan, Valencian
- oposición Galician
- αντίθεση Greek (modern)
- oposisyon Cebuano
- opposicie Middle Dutch
- opozīcija Latvian
- oposicion Occitan