THE OPPOSITION

Meaning of THE OPPOSITION in English

a group of opponents.

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THE OPPOSITION — See ↑ AGAINST/OPPOSE 2
Longman Activator English vocab
OPPOSITION — n opposition (1. as in the opposition of fact and fiction; 2. as in to meet with opposition)
Interlingua English vocab
OPPOSITION — ˌäpəˈzishən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English opposicioun, from Medieval Latin opposition-, oppositio, from Latin, act of opposing, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OPPOSITION — — oppositional, oppositionary , adj. — oppositionless , adj. /op'euh zish"euhn/ , n. 1. the action of opposing, resisting, or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OPPOSITION — noun repugnance; contrariety of sentiment, interest, or purpose; antipathy. 2. opposition ·noun the act of opposing; an attempt to check, …
Webster English vocab
OPPOSITION — in astronomy, the circumstance in which two celestial bodies appear in opposite directions in the sky. The Moon, when full, …
Britannica English vocabulary
OPPOSITION — opposition BrE AmE ˌɒp ə ˈzɪʃ ə n AmE \ ˌɑːp- ▷ opposition|al ‿ ə l ◂ ▷ opposition|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OPPOSITION — / ˌɒpəˈzɪʃn; NAmE ˌɑːpə-/ noun 1. [ U ] opposition (to sb/sth) the act of strongly disagreeing with sb/sth, especially …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OPPOSITION — op ‧ po ‧ si ‧ tion S3 W2 /ˌɒpəˈzɪʃ ə n $ ˌɑːp-/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OPPOSITION — ( oppositions) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Opposition is strong, angry, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OPPOSITION — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Opposition is strong, angry, or …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
OPPOSITION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an opposition leader ▪ The opposition leader accused the government of not being able to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OPPOSITION — [noun] [U]At the meeting there was a lot of opposition to the proposed changes.There will be considerable/vociferous opposition to increasing …
Cambridge English vocab
OPPOSITION — Synonyms and related words : adversary, adversity, agreement to disagree, alienation, allegory, analogy, antagonism, antagonist, antagonistic, anteposition, antipathy, antithesis, antithetical, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
OPPOSITION — noun 1 disagreeing with sth/trying to change sth ADJECTIVE ▪ bitter , considerable , determined , fierce , serious , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
OPPOSITION — n. 25B6; noun the proposal met with opposition : RESISTANCE, hostility, antagonism, antipathy, objection, dissent, disapproval; defiance, non-compliance, obstruction. they …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
OPPOSITION — оппозиция (обыкн. главная оппозиционная партия в парламенте (Parliament); обязательный элемент двухпартийной системы буржуазного парламентаризма, позволяющей ведущим политическим партиям периодически сменять …
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
OPPOSITION — n. 1 hostility, antagonism, unfriendliness, resistance, counteraction, disapproval, objection, conflict, defiance, contrast, antipathy, adversity, Colloq flak There is strong opposition …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
OPPOSITION — An endgame term meaning the king not forced to move. Where the two kings stand on the same file or …
English Glossary of Chess Terms
OPPOSITION — сущ. 1) противодействие, сопротивление, создание препятствий; неприятие, вражда (to) against, despite, in spite of, over (the) opposition ≈ несмотря на …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OPPOSITION — opposition.ogg ͵ɒpəʹzıʃ(ə)n n 1. сопротивление, противодействие; возражение to meet with opposition - встретить противодействие to offer opposition - оказывать сопротивление …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OPPOSITION — 1) оппозиционный 2) оппозиция 3) противодействие 4) противоположение 5) противоположность 6) астрон. противостояние 7) электр. противофаза • - favorable opposition - favourable opposition - opposition circuit - opposition duplex - opposition involution - …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
OPPOSITION — opposition сущ.1) противодействие, сопротивление, создание препятствий; неприятие, вражда ( to) against, despite, in spite of, over (the) opposition — несмотря …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
OPPOSITION — n 1. сопротивление, противодействие; возражение to meet with ~ - встретить противодействие to offer ~ - оказывать сопротивление we ran …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
OPPOSITION — n 1. сопротивление, противодействие; возражение to meet with opposition - встретить противодействие to offer opposition - оказывать сопротивление we ran …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
OPPOSITION — сущ. 1) противодействие, сопротивление, создание препятствий; неприятие, вражда ( to ) against, despite, in spite of, over (the) opposition — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
OPPOSITION — сущ. 1) противодействие, сопротивление, создание препятствий; неприятие, вражда (to) against, despite, in spite of, over (the) opposition — несмотря на сопротивление to arouse, …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
OPPOSITION — _n. 1> сопротивление, противодействие; вражда 2> оппозиция; - his Majesty's opposition 3> контраст, противоположность; противоположение 4> _астр. противостояние 5> _attr. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
OPPOSITION — n. 1. сопротивление, противодействие; вражда 2. оппозиция; - his Majesty's opposition 3. контраст, противоположность; противоположение 4. астр. противостояние 5. attr. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
OPPOSITION — сущ. 1) сопротивление, противодействие 2) возражение 3) контраст 4) противоположность 5) оппозиция - be in opposition - offer opposition Syn: contrast
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
OPPOSITION — 1) возражение; протест (юридический протест, возбуждаемый стороной, интересы которой затронуты предоставлением определенных прав другой стороне) 2) противодействие; противопоставление • - baseless opposition - belated …
Англо-Русский словарь по патентам и товарным знакам
OPPOSITION — сущ. 1) противодействие, сопротивление, создание препятствий; неприятие, вражда (to) against, despite, in spite of, over (the) opposition ≈ несмотря на …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
YOUR — determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a crick in your back/neck ▪ He was getting a crick in his neck from …
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WITH — preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a break with the past (= when something is done in a completely different way …
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WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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WAY — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a haphazard way/manner/fashion ▪ I continued my studies in a rather haphazard way. a …
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UP — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a band strikes up (= starts playing ) ▪ We were on the dance …
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TAKE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a ceremony takes place ▪ The ceremony took place on 13th June at 2:30. …
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SET — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bunch/set of keys (= a group of keys kept together ) ▪ He …
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S — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest ▪ an abandoned bird's nest a bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest ▪ …
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RIGHT — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a civil rights lawyer ▪ He has worked as a civil rights lawyer for …
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OUT — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bell rings out (= it rings loudly ) ▪ The bells rang out …
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OPEN — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a competition is open to sb (= used to say who can enter a …
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ON — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bomb falls on sth ▪ A bomb fell on the cathedral during the …
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OFF — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bomb explodes/goes off ▪ Forty people were injured when the bomb exploded. ▪ …
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NO — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES absolutely no ▪ He has absolutely no experience of marketing. at no extra cost …
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MAKE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a factory produces/makes sth ▪ The factory produces an incredible 100 cars per hour. …
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LIGHT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cigarette lighter (= something that produces a flame for lighting cigarettes ) ▪ …
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IT — I. pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES and you know it ▪ ‘That’s not what I mean, and you know it …
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HAVE — I. auxiliary verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES As we have seen ▪ As we have seen in chapter four, women’s …
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GOOD — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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GO — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bill goes through parliament (= it goes through the process of being made …
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GIVE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a witness gives evidence ▪ Child witnesses gave evidence using closed circuit television cameras. …
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GET — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a situation worsens/deteriorates/gets worse ▪ Reports from the area suggest the situation has worsened. be …
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FOR — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a constitution provides for sth (= it says something must be done ) ▪ …
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DOWN — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird swoops down (= it suddenly flies down ) ▪ The bird swoops …
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DO — I. auxiliary verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a done deal informal (= something that has been completely agreed ) ▪ …
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COME — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bill comes to sth (= is for that amount ) ▪ The bill …
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CLOSE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a careful/close analysis ▪ Students learn to make a close analysis of the texts. …
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BE — I. auxiliary verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a baby is born ▪ Let me know as soon as the baby …
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BACK — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a back window ▪ The burglar had got in through one of the back …
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AT — preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird pecks (at) sth (= makes small movements with its head ) ▪ Some …
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AND — conjunction COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a correlation exists between sth and sth ▪ A strong correlation exists between social class …
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AN — indefinite article COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES 5 minutes/an hour/20 years etc ago ▪ Her husband died 14 years ago. a …
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