Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Opposition.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun rare Opposition.
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- noun archaic
opposition
Etymologies
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Examples
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But his face was scarcely as disturbed as his client's, who, in great agitation, had begun to argue with him wildly, and was apparently pressing some point against the lawyer's vehement opposal.
Openings in the Old Trail Bret Harte 1869
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The young man stood before him so honestly and fearlessly, meeting his angry gaze with such calm, frank eyes, and braving his despotic will with such a modest, respectful opposal, that he was forced to withdraw from his haughty position, and to set forth the same reasons which he had presented to his daughter.
The Story of Kennett Bayard Taylor 1851
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We found out that F1 drivers are reluctant to tell him how much they earn to justify their opposal of the increased Superlicense fee.
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(which may be longer-term than can be viewed (other than as a pipe dream) by smaller-scale planners in the private sector) - rules of thumb may advise for or against some paths based on patterns in actual costs and benifits, but ideological opposal can be a 'kinetic barrier' to a
RealClimate 2009
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(which may be longer-term than can be viewed (other than as a pipe dream) by smaller-scale planners in the private sector) - rules of thumb may advise for or against some paths based on patterns in actual costs and benifits, but ideological opposal can be a 'kinetic barrier' to a
RealClimate 2009
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(which may be longer-term than can be viewed (other than as a pipe dream) by smaller-scale planners in the private sector) - rules of thumb may advise for or against some paths based on patterns in actual costs and benifits, but ideological opposal can be a 'kinetic barrier' to a
RealClimate 2009
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(which may be longer-term than can be viewed (other than as a pipe dream) by smaller-scale planners in the private sector) - rules of thumb may advise for or against some paths based on patterns in actual costs and benifits, but ideological opposal can be a 'kinetic barrier' to a
RealClimate 2009
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(which may be longer-term than can be viewed (other than as a pipe dream) by smaller-scale planners in the private sector) - rules of thumb may advise for or against some paths based on patterns in actual costs and benifits, but ideological opposal can be a 'kinetic barrier' to a
RealClimate 2009
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