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Opposition

nounid 100166·updated May 18, 2026
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an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)

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Variants

synonym
confrontationenemyfoefoemanopponentoppositeoppositenessresistance
plural
Oppositions
possessive
Opposition's
pluralpossessive
Oppositions'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary7 sensesview framework →
§1
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
§2
the act of hostile groups opposing each other
§3
a body of people united in opposing something
§4
an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
§5
a contestant that you are matched against
§6
a direction opposite to another
§7
the relation between opposed entities
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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