n. 25B6; noun
the proposal met with opposition : RESISTANCE, hostility, antagonism, antipathy, objection, dissent, disapproval; defiance, non-compliance, obstruction.
they beat the opposition : OPPONENTS, opposing side, other side/team, competition, opposers, rivals, adversaries.
the opposition between the public and the private domains : CONFLICT, clash, disparity, antithesis, polarity.