opposition

nouns

the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
"he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens"; "despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead"
opposition, resistance
is derived from
oppose
the relation between opposed entities
oppositeness, opposition
the act of hostile groups opposing each other
"the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition"
confrontation, opposition
is derived from
oppose
a contestant that you are matched against
opponent, opposite, opposition
a body of people united in opposing something
opposition
is a type of (narrower)
a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
"the whole body filed out of the auditorium"; "the student body"; "administrative body"
body
a direction opposite to another
opposition
is a type of (narrower)
the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves
"he checked the direction and velocity of the wind"
direction
an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
"a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies"
enemy, foe, foeman, opposition