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.

Noun

(en noun)

An opposing viewpoint.

A posture in which two persons face each other.

* Milton

Within the gates of hell sat Death and Sin, / In counterview .

* Sir W. Hamilton

M. Peisse has ably advocated the counterview in his preface and appendix.

A position in which two dissimilar things illustrate each other by opposition; contrast.

* Jonathan Swift

I have drawn some lines of Linger's character, on purpose to place it in counterview or contrast with that of the other company.