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    [Noun]  | "op*po*si*tion" | \ ˌä-pə-ˈzi-shən \


    1: a configuration in which one celestial body is opposite another (such as the sun) in the sky or in which the elongation is near or equal to 180 degrees

    2: the relation between two propositions having the same subject and predicate but differing in quantity or quality or both

    3: an act of setting opposite or over against : the condition of being so set

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English opposicioun "location opposite something, contrary opinion, opposition of celestial bodies," borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French oposicion (Anglo-French opposicion "objection, questioning"), borrowed from Medieval Latin oppositiōn-, oppositiō, going back to Late Latin, "contradiction, antithesis" (loan translation of Greek antíthesis), from Latin opposi-, variant stem of oppōnere "to place (over or against), place as an obstacle, set in opposition to, argue in reply" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action {mat|oppose|};

    [Noun]  | "the opposition" 


    1: a person or group that someone is trying to defeat or succeed against : a person or group that someone is competing with

    [Noun phrase]  | "leader of the opposition" 


    1: the principal member of the opposition party in a British legislative body who is given the status of a salaried government official and an important role in organizing the business of the house

    Origin: 1771 ;

    [Noun phrase]  | "square of opposition" 


    1: a square figure on which may be demonstrated the logical relationships of contraries, contradictories, subcontraries, and subalterns and superalterns

    Origin: 1864 ;

    [Idiom]  | "in opposition to" 


    1: in a way that is against someone or something

    2: in a way that shows how two things are different or disagree

    [Noun]  | "opposition" 


    1: the inclination to resist;


      * e.g., " ... most of the opposition to the proposed smoking ban is coming from bar owners worried about its impact on their businesses "




    2: the quality or state of being as different as possible;


      * e.g., " ... her actions stand in direct opposition to her words "




     [ "opposition" ]

    1: A enemy/ someone you dont fuck with

      * e.g.,  ... Bruh he's a opposition, i dont fuck with him.(opp for short) 

     [ "opposition" ]

    1: A enemy/ someone you dont fuck with

      * e.g.,  ... Bruh he's a opposition, i dont fuck with him.(opp for short) 

     [ "Oppositely" ]

    1: We think oppositely.. You think posting from way your original material back some of which I didn’t see .. helps .. I think .. all this time .. wasted so can’t be real… or something would have been said … Just makes me think .. double life .. By the time .. lol I’m already too old … You’ll be about ready to define for someone else by then … At least you have keen the back up ( or was he the original plan?) From what I can gather .. 2 to tango

      * e.g.,  ... Tree or me … Proof we think oppositely.. Why not repost that? … one of the first things I read and probs left the biggest imprint of them all.. The deleted ones do .. Like … curling up with someone else while making demands …. Hearing his.. I love you’s …… You don’t know me at all … …. Thank fuck … 

     [ "Opposite" ]

    1: The anti, reversed, or rivaling version of a noun adjective

      * e.g.,  ...  Male and female genitalia are opposites. 

     [ "Opposite" ]

    2:  verb

      * e.g.,  ...  It is cold outside compared to this warm fire. 

     [ "Opposite" ]

    1: Something that is as different as possible from something else.

      * e.g.,  ... Billy: Your mother straight 

     [ "Oppositizer" ]

    1: Word made by my 7th grade Advanced Algebra teacher. It is another name for a negative sign. You use this word when you have a number that you need to make the “opposite” with a negative sign. (“Take the opposite”)

      * e.g.,  ... Use an oppositizer to take the opposite of You will then get -8. 

     [ "oppositting" ]

    1: Sitting opposite someone

      * e.g.,  ... Jack and Sally spent all night at the restaurant oppositting 

     [ "Opposite" ]

    1: The opposite of something.

      * e.g.,  ... The opposite of blue is red 

     [ "Opposition" ]

    1: Opposition is a rap duo from Scranton PA. It is also a set run by the leaders of opposition. They have roots in nu metal and old school hip hop. They have said there biggest nu metal influence is korn. there biggest rap influence is fetty wap and eazy e. There known for there very unique music sound and style.

      * e.g.,  ... Opposition is a good band 

     [ "Controlled opposition" ]

    1: A controlled opposition is a protest movement that is actually being led by government agents. Nearly all governments in history have employed this technique to trick and subdue their adversaries. Notably Vladimir Lenin who said ''"The best way to control the opposition is to lead it ourselves."

      * e.g.,  ... Count Mirabeau was part of the controlled opposition, because although everyone thought he was supporting the revolution, in reality he supported the monarchy and was a personal friend of the king. He was a government agent. 

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