Opposition
See also: opposition
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin oppositiō.
Pronunciation
Noun
Opposition f (genitive Opposition, plural Oppositionen)
- (politics) the opposition, political opposition; opposition party
- Synonym: Gegenformation
- a group opposed (to something or someone)
- opposition (the position of a planet in relation to the sun in positional astronomy)
- (chess) In chess, when two kings face off against each other with only one square between them
Declension
Declension of Opposition [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Opposition | die | Oppositionen |
| genitive | einer | der | Opposition | der | Oppositionen |
| dative | einer | der | Opposition | den | Oppositionen |
| accusative | eine | die | Opposition | die | Oppositionen |
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “political”): Regierungspartei, Regierungsfraktion
- (antonym(s) of “astronomical”): Konjunktion
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- (political): Fernopposition, Nahopposition, Oppositionspartei
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Opposition” in Duden online
- “Opposition”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)