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Opposition noun {f}

Opposition, Oppositionen   /ɔpoziˈt͡si̯oːn/
  • Politik: gegenspielende Partei oder Formation einer Regierung
  • Gruppe mit gegenteiliger oder gegenspielender Meinung
  • Astronomie: der Sonne am Himmel genau gegenüberstehende Lage eines Planeten
  • entgegengesetzte (besonders politische) Meinung oder Haltung
 opposition

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opposition noun

  /əˈpozɪʃən/ , /ˈɔpɵzɪʃən/ , /ˌɑ.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/ , /ˌɒp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/
  • The action of opposing or of being in conflict.
  • (astronomy) The apparent relative position of two celestial bodies when one is at an angle of 180 degrees from the other as seen from the Earth.
  • (politics) A political party or movement opposed to the party or government in power.
  • (chess) A position in which the player on the move must yield with his king allowing his opponent to advance with his own king.
 Opposition

opposite preposition

  /ˈoʊpəsɪt/ , /ˈɑp(ə)sɪt/ , /ˈɑpəzɪt/ , /ˈɒpəsət/ , /ˈɒpəsɪt/ , /ˈɒpəzət/ , /ˈɒpəzɪt/ , /ˈɔpəsɪt/ , /ˈɔpəzɪt/ , [ˈɔ̟pəsət] , [ˈɔ̟pəzət]
  • Facing, or across from.
 gegenüber

opposite adverb

  /ˈoʊpəsɪt/ , /ˈɑp(ə)sɪt/ , /ˈɑpəzɪt/ , /ˈɒpəsət/ , /ˈɒpəsɪt/ , /ˈɒpəzət/ , /ˈɒpəzɪt/ , /ˈɔpəsɪt/ , /ˈɔpəzɪt/ , [ˈɔ̟pəsət] , [ˈɔ̟pəzət]
  • In an opposite position.
 gegenüber

opposite noun

  /ˈoʊpəsɪt/ , /ˈɑp(ə)sɪt/ , /ˈɑpəzɪt/ , /ˈɒpəsət/ , /ˈɒpəsɪt/ , /ˈɒpəzət/ , /ˈɒpəzɪt/ , /ˈɔpəsɪt/ , /ˈɔpəzɪt/ , [ˈɔ̟pəsət] , [ˈɔ̟pəzət]
  • Something opposite or contrary to something else.
  • An antonym.
 Gegenteil, Gegensatz

opposite adjective

  /ˈoʊpəsɪt/ , /ˈɑp(ə)sɪt/ , /ˈɑpəzɪt/ , /ˈɒpəsət/ , /ˈɒpəsɪt/ , /ˈɒpəzət/ , /ˈɒpəzɪt/ , /ˈɔpəsɪt/ , /ˈɔpəzɪt/ , [ˈɔ̟pəsət] , [ˈɔ̟pəzət]
  • Of either of two complementary or mutually exclusive things.
 andere
  • Located directly across from something else, or from each other.
 andere, gegenüberliegend
  • Facing in the other direction.
 entgegengesetzt
leader of the opposition
Oppositionsführer, Oppositionsführerin
opposition leader
Oppositionsführer
opposition party
Oppositionspartei
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