oppositional
Variant of opposition
noun
- the act of opposing
- an opposed condition; resistance, contradiction, contrast, hostility, etc.
- any person, group, or thing that opposes
- a political party opposing, and serving as a check on, the party in power
- Astrol., Astron. the position of two celestial bodies when their celestial longitudes differ by 180°; esp., the position of a superior planet or the full moon when it is in opposition with the sun
- Law the refusal of a creditor to assent to a debtor's release under the bankruptcy law
- Logic the relation of exclusion or inclusion which exists between propositions having the same subject and predicate but differing in quality, quantity, or both
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