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op·po·site
/ ˈäpəzit/
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adj.
1.
having a position on the other or further side of something; facing something, esp. something of the same type:
a crowd gathered on the opposite side of the street.
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facing the speaker or a specified person or thing:
he went into the store opposite.
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Bot.
(of leaves or shoots) arising in opposed pairs, one on each side of the stem.
2.
diametrically different; of a contrary kind:
a word that is opposite in meaning to another
currents flowing in opposite directions.
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being the other of a contrasted pair:
the opposite ends of the price range.
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n.
a person or thing that is totally different from or the reverse of someone or something else:
we were opposites in temperament
the literal is the opposite of the figurative.
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adv.
in a position facing a specified or implied subject:
she was sitting almost opposite.
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prep.
in a position on the other side of a specific area from; facing:
they sat opposite one another.
∎ fig.
(of someone taking a leading part in a play or movie) in a complementary role to (another performer).
DERIVATIVES:
op·po·site·ly
adv.
op·po·site·ness
n.
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Opposition Proceedings under the Indian Patent Law.
News Wire article from: Mondaq Business Briefing; 10/24/2005; 700+ words
; ...members examines the post grant opposition notice. Grounds for Opposition The grounds for both the pre grant and post grant oppositions are the same. The Act enumerated eleven grounds on which opposition can be made, chiefly among...
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Sandinistas, Opposition Reach Sweeping Election Agreement
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 8/5/1989; ; 700+ words
; ...breakthrough, the Nicaraguan government and 17 opposition parties today signed a sweeping accord...In return for concessions on most opposition demands, the political parties joined...historic transcendence" and praised the opposition parties, customarily denounced by Sandinista...
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Opposition groups endorse Lacson.(Main News)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 4/29/2003; 700+ words
; Opposition Sen. Panfilo "Ping" Lacson was endorsed yesterday by leaders of various opposition groups as presidential candidate in the...endorsement was made "to give a face to the opposition," the leaders said. Reacting to the endorsement...
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The Opposition Presidency: Leadership and the Constraints of History.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Presidential Studies Quarterly; 9/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...University Press, 2002. 286 pp. In The Opposition Presidency, David A. Crockett encourages...interpreting the experiences of twelve "opposition presidents," Crockett generates new...the American presidency. Crockett's opposition presidents--the first Harrison...
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Govt, opposition war entering decisive phase: Combined opposition.
News Wire article from: PPI - Pakistan Press International; 11/11/2003; 700+ words
; ...ISLAMABAD, Nov 11: The combined opposition has announced that the war between...the battle being waged by the opposition for the restoration of democratic...country", said the combined opposition leaders in a joint press conference...
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Opposition continue protest on Hashmi's detention in NA.
News Wire article from: PPI - Pakistan Press International; 11/7/2003; 700+ words
; ...ISLAMABAD, Nov 7 (PPI): The combined opposition continued their boisterous protest against...break here on Friday. The MPs from opposition benches demanding issuance of production...remained glued to his seat during the Opposition's protest and watched the whole episode...
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Opposition Protests Philippine Vote Result
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 5/15/1987; ; 700+ words
; Philippine opposition leaders, led by former defense minister...sweep of the new Congress, the losing opposition candidates have accused the government...unclear today exactly what actions the opposition might take. But a sizable vote for...
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Belarus' opposition grappling for strategy to keep up momentum
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 4/26/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Belarus Just six weeks after Gomel gave opposition leader Alexander Milinkevich a shot...highlight the obstacles he faces and how the opposition he leads is grappling for a strategy...intended to center on appearing at an opposition-organized conference on the aftermath...
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Azerbaijan opposition fails to inspire "color revolution" despite reports of election fraud, corruption
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 11/23/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...disputed parliamentary elections, Azerbaijan's opposition has been unable to marshal a massive outpouring...Orange and Tulip revolutions that brought opposition leaders to power. The opposition has held several large rallies by orange flag...
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Azerbaijan's opposition calls for annulment of all election results
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 11/10/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...Dateline: BAKU, Azerbaijan Azerbaijan's opposition tried to maintain pressure on the government...major concessions or even allow new opposition gatherings. A pro-government victory...some 20,000 people, larger than the opposition's demonstration a day earlier. A...
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Left Opposition
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History
LEFT OPPOSITION Headed by Leon Trotsky, the Left Opposition (1923 – 1927) rallied against Bolshevik...before Josef Stalin consolidated power and silenced all opposition. Following the illness and death of Vladimir Lenin...
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Right Opposition
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History
RIGHT OPPOSITION The Right Opposition, sometimes called Right Deviation, represents a moderate strand...theoretician after Vladimir Ilich Lenin's death, the Right Opposition also included Alexei Rykov, Mikhail Tomsky, Felix Dzerzhinsky...
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opposition
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
opposition. The concept of a loyal parliamentary opposition grew slowly for two reasons. As long as the monarch played an active part in government, opposition was bound to be tainted with disloyalty: though the...
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Workers' Opposition
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History
WORKERS' OPPOSITION The Workers' Opposition (Rabochaya oppozitsia) was a group of trade union leaders...he feared would stifle worker initiative. The Workers' Opposition advocated management of the economy by a hierarchy of elected...
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United Opposition
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History
UNITED OPPOSITION Formed in April 1926, the United Opposition was an alliance between Leon Trotsky, Lev Kamenev...thousand anti-Stalinists, including remnants of other opposition groups, as well as Vladimir Lenin's widow, Nadezhda...
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