Opposition may refer to:
Arts and media
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''Opposition'' (Altars EP), 2011 EP by Christian metalcore band Altars
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The Opposition (band), a London post-punk band
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The Opposition with Jordan Klepper
''The Opposition with Jordan Klepper'' is an American late-night talk and news satire program that aired on Comedy Central from September 25, 2017, to June 28, 2018. The show was hosted by comedian Jordan Klepper, a former correspondent on ''The ...
'', a late-night television series on Comedy Central
Politics
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Loyal opposition
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Parliamentary opposition
Parliamentary opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government, particularly in a Westminster-based parliamentary system. This article uses the term ''government'' as it is used in Parliamentary systems, i.e. meaning ''th ...
, a form of political opposition
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Opposition (politics), a party with views opposing those of the current government
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Leader of the Opposition
The Leader of the Opposition is a title traditionally held by the leader of the largest political party not in government, typical in countries utilizing the parliamentary system form of government. The leader of the opposition is typically se ...
Opposition parties
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Opposition (Australia)
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Opposition (Queensland)
The Opposition in the States and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland comprises the largest party or coalition of parties not in Government of Queensland, Government. The Opposition's purpose is to hold the Government to accoun ...
, Australia
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Ministerialists and Oppositionists (Western Australia)
Ministerialists and Oppositionists (Western Australia) were political groupings that were in force in the Western Australian parliament between 1890 and 1911.
At the establishment of the WA parliament in 1890, Ministerialists were defined as t ...
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Bahraini opposition
The Bahraini opposition refers to a group of political groups who are opposed to the Cabinet of Bahrain government and the ruling monarch of the Sunni House of Khalifa. Currently, the Bahraini opposition can be divided into the officially registere ...
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Official Opposition (Canada)
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Opposition (Croatia)
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Opposition Party (Hungary)
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Official Opposition (India)
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Opposition Front Bench (Ireland)
The Opposition Front Bench in Ireland are the front (and most visible) benches of the parties outside the Government.
Since the 2020 general election, the following parties occupy the front benches on the opposition side:
*Sinn Féin Front Bench
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Opposition (Malaysia)
The Opposition in Malaysia fulfils the same function as the official opposition in other Commonwealth of Nations monarchies. It is seen as the alternative government and the existing administration's main opponent at a general election.
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Opposition (Montenegro)
In Montenegro, the Opposition ( srp, Opozicija / Oпoзициja) is all of the political parties represented in Parliament that are not a part of the Government supported by the parliamentary majority.
The leader of the opposition ( cg, Lider opo ...
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Official Opposition (New Zealand)
His Majesty's Loyal Opposition, commonly called the Official Opposition, in New Zealand is usually the largest political party or coalition which is not a member of the ruling government—it does not provide ministers. This is usually the seco ...
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His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition (United Kingdom)
His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition, commonly known as the Official Opposition in the United Kingdom, is the main political opposition to His Majesty's Government. This is usually the political party with the second-largest number of seats in ...
United States
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Opposition Party (Northern U.S.)
The Opposition Party was a party identification under which Northern anti-slavery politicians, formerly members of the Democratic and the Whig Parties, briefly ran in the 1850s in response to the expansion of slavery into the new territories. ...
(1854–1858), a Northern anti-slavery party absorbed by the Republican Party
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Opposition Party (Southern U.S.) (1858–1860), a Southern anti-secession party just before the Civil War
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Opposition Party (Illinois)
The Opposition Party in Illinois was a political label used in 1874, when it was adopted by a coalition of all groups opposed to Republican Party rule in Chicago and Cook County. The Opposition Party opposed temperance laws and the alleged corrupt ...
(1874), a coalition opposing Republican Party rule in Chicago and Cook County
Other uses
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Binary opposition
A binary opposition (also binary system) is a pair of related terms or concepts that are opposite in meaning. Binary opposition is the system of language and/or thought by which two theoretical opposites are strictly defined and set off against one ...
, a pair of related terms that are opposite in meaning
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Opposition (boolean algebra)
In Boolean algebra, the consensus theorem or rule of consensus is the identity:
:xy \vee \barz \vee yz = xy \vee \barz
The consensus or resolvent of the terms xy and \barz is yz. It is the conjunction of all the unique literals of the terms, ...
, two terms with a shared literal, one positive, the other negative
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Opposition (chess)
In chess, opposition (or direct opposition) is a situation in which two kings are two squares apart on the same or . Since kings cannot move adjacent to each other, each king prevents the other's advance, creating a mutual blockade. In this situ ...
, the position of the kings relative to each other
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Opposition (astronomy)
In positional astronomy, two astronomical objects are said to be in opposition when they are on opposite sides of the celestial sphere, as observed from a given body (usually Earth).
A planet (or asteroid or comet) is said to be "in opposition" ...
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Opposition (astrology)
In astrology, an aspect is an angle that planets make to each other in the Horoscope; as well as to the Ascendant, Midheaven, Descendant, Lower Midheaven, and other points of astrological interest. As viewed from Earth, aspects are measured b ...
, astrological aspect in horoscopic astrology
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Opposition proceeding
An opposition proceeding is an administrative process available under the patent and trademark law of many jurisdictions which allows third parties to formally challenge the validity of a pending patent application ("pre-grant opposition"), of a gr ...
, an administrative process available under some patent or trademark laws
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Opposition of the thumb
The thumb is the first digit of the hand, next to the index finger. When a person is standing in the medical anatomical position (where the palm is facing to the front), the thumb is the outermost digit. The Medical Latin English noun for thumb ...
, the location of the thumb opposite to the fingers so that the hand can grasp objects
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Square of opposition
In term logic (a branch of philosophical logic), the square of opposition is a diagram representing the relations between the four basic categorical propositions.
The origin of the square can be traced back to Aristotle's tractate ''On Interpre ...
, a type of logic diagram
See also
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Iraqi opposition (disambiguation)
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Opposite (disambiguation)
Opposite or Opposites may refer to:
* Opposite (semantics), a word that means the reverse of a word
* Opposite (leaf), an arrangement of leaves on a stem
* Opposite (mathematics), the negative of a number; numbers that, when added, yield zero
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