An adversary is generally considered to be a person, group, or force that opposes and/or
attacks.
Adversary may also refer to:
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Satan
Satan, also known as the Devil, is a devilish entity in Abrahamic religions who seduces humans into sin (or falsehood). In Judaism, Satan is seen as an agent subservient to God, typically regarded as a metaphor for the '' yetzer hara'', or ' ...
("adversary" in Hebrew), in Abrahamic religions
Entertainment
Fiction
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Adversary (comics), villain from the Marvel comics universe
* The mysterious antagonist who invaded the homelands in the comic book series ''
Fables
Fable is a literary genre defined as a succinct fictional story, in prose or verse (poetry), verse, that features animals, legendary creatures, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature that are Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphized, and that ...
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Music
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Ad·ver·sary, Canadian industrial musician
Law
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Adversarial system
The adversarial system (also adversary system, accusatorial system, or accusatory system) is a legal system used in the common law countries where two advocates represent their parties' case or position before an impartial person or group of peopl ...
, a system of law commonly used in common-law countries
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Adversary proceeding
An adversary proceeding in bankruptcy is a type of lawsuit in the American legal system. It is distinguished from other suits by being filed in a United States bankruptcy court in connection with a larger bankruptcy proceeding.
Procedure
Advers ...
, proceeding used in bankruptcy processes
Science
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Adversarial collaboration, a scientific experiment
Computer science
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Adversary (cryptography)
In cryptography, an adversary (rarely opponent, enemy) is an entity whose aim is to prevent the users of the cryptosystem from achieving their goal (primarily privacy, integrity, and availability of data), often with malicious intent. An adversary ...
, a malicious entity in cryptography whose aim is to prevent the users of the cryptosystem from achieving their goal
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Adversary model, in online algorithms, used to show competitiveness of randomized algorithms
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Adversarial alignment, when an adversarial users constructs inputs that bypass AI alignment
Other
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Adversarial purchasing, in business strategic management
See also
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The Adversary (disambiguation)
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Opposition (disambiguation)
Opposition may refer to:
Arts and media
* ''Opposition'' (Altars EP), 2011 EP by Christian metalcore band Altars
* The Opposition (band), a London post-punk band
* '' The Opposition with Jordan Klepper'', a late-night television series on Comed ...
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Enemy
An enemy or a foe is an individual or a group that is considered as forcefully adverse or threatening. The concept of an enemy has been observed to be "basic for both individuals and communities". The term "enemy" serves the social function of d ...
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