Noun

(en noun)

The action of opposing or of being in conflict.

An opposite or contrasting position.

An opponent in some form of competition.

* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-08-10, volume=408, issue=8848, magazine=(The Economist)

, title= Can China clean up fast enough? , passage=That worries the government, which fears that environmental activism could become the foundation for more general political opposition .}}

(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)

*{{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers)

, chapter=4, title= A Cuckoo in the Nest , passage=By some paradoxical evolution rancour and intolerance have been established in the vanguard of primitive Christianity. Mrs. Spoker, in common with many of the stricter disciples of righteousness, was as inclement in demeanour as she was cadaverous in aspect.}} ----