1.
Opposing ideas or tendencies are totally different from each other.
I have a friend who has the ~ view and felt that the war was immoral...
= opposite
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2.
Opposing groups of people disagree about something or are in competition with one another.
The Georgian leader said in a radio address that he still favoured dialogue between the ~ sides...
The ~ team must in turn try to keep the ball in the air before hitting it back over the net.
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