Synonym: Opposition, confrontation, enemy, foe, foeman, opponent, opposite, oppositeness, resistance. Similar words: position, composition, transition, acquisition, oppose, opposed, supposing, deposit. Meaning: [‚ɑpə'zɪʃn /‚ɒp-] n. 1. the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with 2. the relation between opposed entities 3. the act of hostile groups opposing each other 4. a contestant that you are matched against 5. a body of people united in opposing something 6. a direction opposite to another 7. an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force) 8. the major political party opposed to the party in office and prepared to replace it if elected.
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(211) Protest marches were held in opposition to the proposed law.
(212) The opposition party claims the president returned to power through political manipulation.
(213) Some of the opposition party's policies have been appropriated by the government.
(214) The National Salvation Front has already replied to this series of opposition moves with its own demonstrations.
(215) The opposition leader has just been put/placed under house arrest.
(216) The new regulations have been attacked by opposition parties .
(217) The opposition was in full cry in Parliament last night over the proposed changes to the education bill.
More similar words: position, composition, transition, acquisition, oppose, opposed, supposing, deposit, situation, edition, addition, munitions, tradition, coalition, condition, conditions, additional, expedition, definition, in addition, exhibition, practitioner, recognition, traditional, traditionally, in addition to, opponent, opportunity, suppose, supposedly.