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Noun opposition has 8 senses

resistance, opposition - 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"
--₁ is a kind of action
--₁ has particulars: lockout; reaction; anti-takeover defense
Derived form: verb oppose₁

opposition, oppositeness - the relation between opposed entities
--₂ is a kind of relation
--₂ has particulars:

confrontation, opposition - the act of opposing groups confronting each other; "the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition"
--₃ is a kind of resistance
--₃ has particulars: strikebreaking
Derived form: verb oppose₂
opposition, opponent, opposite - a contestant that you are matched against
--₄ is a kind of contestant
opposition - a body of people united in opposing something
--₅ is a kind of body
--₅ has particulars: Iraqi National Congress, INC
opposition - a direction opposite to another
--₆ is a kind of direction
--₆ has particulars:
orthogonality, perpendicularity, orthogonal opposition; antipodal, antipodal opposition, diametrical opposition; enantiomorphism, mirror-image relation
enemy, foe, foeman, opposition - an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies"
--₇ is a kind of adversary, antagonist, opponent, opposer, resister
--₇ is a member of enemy
--₇ has particulars: besieger
opposition - a political party opposed to the party in power and prepared to replace it if elected; "Her Majesty's loyal opposition"
--₈ is a kind of party, political party