• Finnish: vastapuoli
• Turkish: karşıt

• Finnish: vastustaja
• Turkish: muhalif

Finnish

Noun

opposition

French

Etymology

Post-classical Latin oppositio (translating Greek ἀντίθεσις), from the past participle stem of classical Latin oppōnere ‘to set against’.

Pronunciation

• lang=fr|/ɔpozisjɔ̃/

Noun

fr-noun f

1. opposition

• Opposition (astronomy), a term describing the position of a celestial body

• Opposition (chess), a term describing the position of the kings relative to each other
• Opposition proceeding, an administrative process available under some patent or trademark laws
• Opposition of the thumb

Parliamentary political:

• Loyal opposition
• Opposition (politics), an organised political group that serves to offer opposing views to the government
• Opposition (parliamentary), a form of political opposition
• Official Opposition (Canada)
• Official Opposition (India)
• Opposition Front Bench (Ireland)
• Official Opposition (New Zealand)
• Official Opposition (United Kingdom)
• Opposition (Australia)
• Opposition (Malaysia)
• Opposition Party (United States)

Other:

• The Opposition, a band

See also

• Leader of the Opposition

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