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Opposition

n. the major political party opposed to the party in office and prepared to replace it if elected; "Her Majesty's loyal opposition"

Opposition

n. [the act of opposing, or the state of being opposed by way of comparison or contrast]

opposition

n. a direction opposite to another

confrontation, opposition

n. the act of hostile groups opposing each other; "the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition"

resistance, opposition

n. 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"

opposition, oppositeness

n. the relation between opposed entities

enemy, foe, foeman, opposition

n. an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies"

opposition, opponent, opposite

n. a contestant that you are matched against

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conflict, struggle, battle

n. an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"

fight

n. an intense verbal dispute; "a violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate"

contest

n. a struggle between rivals

antagonism

n. (biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure

disagreement

n. the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing

rival, challenger, competitor, competition, contender

n. the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing"

opposition, opponent, opposite

n. a contestant that you are matched against

scourge, curse, affliction, bane, nemesis

n. something causes misery or death; "the bane of my life"

enemy, foe, foeman, opposition

n. an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies"

antagonist

n. a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug

enemy, foe, foeman, opposition

n. an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies"

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Confederate

n. a supporter of the Confederate States of America

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