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Arts and media

* ''Opposition'' (Altars EP), 2011 EP by Christian metalcore band Altars *
The Opposition (band) The Opposition were a long running post-punk band from London, England that featured Ralph Hall, Marcus Bell and Mark Long, and mixed new wave sounds with reggae rhythms. Founded in 1979, The Opposition released their first single on the ind ...
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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 Loyal opposition in terms of politics, refers to specific political concepts that are related to the opposition parties of a particular political system. In many Westminster-style parliamentary systems of government, the loyal opposition indicat ...
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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 ...
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Opposition (politics) In politics, the opposition comprises one or more political party, political parties or other organized groups that are opposed, primarily ideology, ideologically, to the government (or, in American English, the Administration (government)#Uni ...
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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) In Australian parliamentary practice, the Opposition consists of the second largest party or coalition of parties in the Australian House of Representatives, with its leader being given the title "Leader of the Opposition". The Opposition serves ...
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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 ...
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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) Majesty's Loyal Opposition (french: L'Opposition Loyale de Sa Majesté), or simply the Official Opposition (french: L'Opposition officielle, links=no), is usually the largest parliamentary opposition party in the House of Commons, either on its ...
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Opposition (Croatia) In Croatia, the Opposition ( hr, Oporba) comprises all political parties represented in the Croatian Parliament that are not part of the Government which is supported by the parliamentary majority. The Leader of the Opposition ( hr, Šef oporbe) i ...
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Opposition Party (Hungary) The Opposition Party was a political party that came to prominence during the 1848–49 revolution in Hungary. History During the Hungarian Reform Era, several opposition circles appeared. Among the first was the National Circle from which ...
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Official Opposition (India) Official Opposition designates the political party which has secured the second largest number of seats in either upper or lower houses. To get formal recognition in either upper or lower houses, the concerned party must have at least 10% of ...
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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. Federal Pa ...
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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. ...
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Opposition Party (Southern U.S.) The Opposition Party was a Third party (United States), third party in the Southern United States, South in the Origins of the American Civil War#Fragmentation of the American party system, years just before the American Civil War. Confusing l ...
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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 ...
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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 *
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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) The Iraqi opposition can refer to three things: * ''Pre-2003'': Iraqi anti-Saddam groups were composed of a number of groups in Iraq opposed to the Saddam regime. * ''Occupation era'': The collective term usually denoting Iraqi insurgency opposed t ...
* Opposite (disambiguation) {{disambiguation