As nouns the difference between opposition and jacobinism
is that
opposition is the opposition, political opposition; opposition party while
jacobinism is the principles of the jacobins; violent opposition to legitimate government.
opposition English
Noun
( en noun)
The action of opposing or of being in conflict.
An opposite or contrasting position.
An opponent in some form of competition.
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(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.
(senseid)(politics) A political party or movement opposed to the party or government in power.
(legal) In United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party seeks to prevent the registration of a trademark or patent.
(chess) A position in which the player on the move must yield with his king allowing his opponent to advance with his own king.
Antonyms
* apposition
External links
* (wikipedia)
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jacobinism English
Noun
The principles of the Jacobins; violent opposition to legitimate government.
- Under this new stimulus, Burn's previous Jacobitism passed towards the opposite, but not very distant, extreme of Jacobinism . — J. C. Shairp.
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