## Meanings
1. Strong disagreement with, or resistance to, something.
2. The main political party or group that is against the government in power.
3. The person or team you are competing against.
4. An opposite or contrasting position.

## Examples
- There was fierce opposition to the new bill.
- The leader of the opposition criticized the budget.
- Our team studied the opposition before the match.
- His views stood in direct opposition to hers.

## Antonyms
- apposition

## Derived Forms
- antiopposition
- counter-opposition
- counteropposition
- nonopposition
- oppositional
- oppositionism
- oppositionist
- reopposition

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: opposicioun
- Root: oposicion
- Root: oppositiō
- Root: oppōnō

## Etymology
From Middle English opposicioun, from Old French oposicion (whence French opposition), from Late Latin oppositiō, translating Ancient Greek ἀντίθεσις (antíthesis), from the past participle stem of classical Latin oppōnō (“to set against”). Equivalent to oppose + -ition.

## AI Etymology
Opposition comes from Middle English opposicioun, from Old French oposicion (whence French opposition), from Late Latin oppositiō, translating Ancient Greek ἀντίθεσις (antíthesis), from the past participle stem of classical Latin oppōnō (“to set against”). Equivalent to oppose + -ition. Modern senses include strong disagreement with, or resistance to, something and the main political party or group that is against the government in power. The wider word family includes derivatives such as antiopposition, counter-opposition, counteropposition, nonopposition, oppositional, and oppositionism.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction
- Politics & International Affairs

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