Opposition
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German [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: [ɔpozi'tsioːn], plural [ɔpozi'tsioːnən]
Noun [edit]
Opposition f (genitive Opposition, plural Oppositionen)
- (politics) the opposition, political opposition; opposition party
- a group opposed (to something or someone)
- opposition (the position of a planet in relation to the sun in positional astronomy)
- (chess) In chess, when two kings face each other with only one square between them
Synonyms [edit]
- (political opposition): Gegenformation
Antonyms [edit]
- (political opposition): Regierungspartei, Regierungsfraktion
- (positional astronomy): Konjunktion
Hypernyms [edit]
- (political): Partei, Fraktion
- (positional astronomy): Aspekt
- (in chess, when two kings face each other): Zugzwang
Hyponyms [edit]
- (political opposition): Fernopposition, Nahopposition, Oppositionspartei
