opposition

opposition
opə'ziʃən
noun
1) (the act of resisting or fighting against by force or argument: There is a lot of opposition to his ideas.) motstand, strid
2) (the people who are fighting or competing against: In war and business, one should always get to know one's opposition.) motstander, opposisjon
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opposisjon
subst. \/ˈɒpəzɪʃən\/
1) motsetning
2) motstand
3) (også politikk) opposisjon
4) (medisin, anatomi) opponens, motstilling
• the opposition of the thumb
tommelens motstilling
5) motsatt stilling, stilling midt imot
6) (astronomi) opposisjon
• the planet is in the opposition to the sun
planeten står (eller er) i opposisjon til solen
7) (elektronikk eller astrologi) motfase
in opposition i opposisjon (elektronikk eller astrologi) i motfase
in opposition to i motsetning til
• he spoke in opposition to the plan
han talte mot planen, han motsatte seg planen i strid med
make\/raise opposition against gjøre motstand mot
meet with opposition eller encounter opposition møte motstand
offer determined opposition gjøre urokkelig motstand
the Opposition opposisjonen
• His\/Her Majesty's Opposition
opposisjonen (i det britiske parlamentet)
• leader of the Opposition
opposisjonslederen, lederen for opposisjonen (eller opposisjonspartiet)
the Opposition benches opposisjonens benker (i det britiske parlamentet)
opposition party (politikk) opposisjonsparti

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