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Opposition

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Opposition may refer to:

Arts and media

  • Opposition (Altars EP), 2011 EP by Christian metalcore band Altars
  • The Opposition (band), a London post-punk band
  • The Opposition with Jordan Klepper, a late-night television series on Comedy Central

Politics

Opposition parties

United States

  • Opposition Party (Northern U.S.) (1854–1858), a Northern anti-slavery party absorbed by the Republican Party
  • Opposition Party (Southern U.S.) (1858–1860), a Southern anti-secession party just before the Civil War
  • Opposition Party (Illinois) (1874), a coalition opposing Republican Party rule in Chicago and Cook County

Other uses

  • Binary opposition, a pair of related terms that are opposite in meaning
  • Opposition (boolean algebra), two terms with a shared literal, one positive, the other negative
  • Opposition (chess), the position of the kings relative to each other
  • Opposition (astronomy), the position of a celestial body
  • Opposition (astrology), astrological aspect in horoscopic astrology
  • Opposition proceeding, an administrative process available under some patent or trademark laws
  • Opposition of the thumb, the location of the thumb opposite to the fingers so that the hand can grasp objects
  • Square of opposition, a type of logic diagram

See also

  • Iraqi opposition (disambiguation)
  • Opposite (disambiguation)
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