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[ adjective ] in opposition to (a policy or attitude etc.)
Synonyms Examples "an opposing vote" Used in print ("Editorials"...)His proposal is opposed to that of Richard_Nixon , Governor_Rockefeller , past chairmen Strauss and McCone of the Atomic_Energy_Commission , Dr._Edward_Teller and those others now enjoying their hour of triumph in the exacerbation of the cold_war . (John Michael Ray, "Rhode Island's Reactions...)He recalled that in Rhode_Island a party opposed to the state 's condemnation of a man ( Thomas_W._Dorr ) proclaimed the state 's action as a violation of the law of the land and the principles of human liberty . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] being in opposition or having an opponent
Examples "two bitterly opposed schools of thought" Used in print (Chester G. Starr, The Origins of Greek Civili...)Everywhere within the common pattern , however , one finds local diversity ; Greek history and culture were enduringly fertilized , and plagued , by the interplay of these conjoined yet opposed factors . |
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