Opposition may refer to:
Arts and media
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''Opposition'' (Altars EP), 2011 EP by Christian metalcore band Altars
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The Opposition (band)
The Opposition were a long running post-punk band from London, England that featured Ralph Hall, Marcus Bell and Mark Long, and mixed new wave sounds with reggae rhythms.
Founded in 1979, The Opposition released their first single on the ind ...
, a London post-punk band
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The Opposition with Jordan Klepper'', a late-night television series on Comedy Central
Politics
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Loyal opposition
Loyal opposition in terms of politics, refers to specific political concepts that are related to the opposition parties of a particular political system. In many Westminster-style parliamentary systems of government, the loyal opposition indicate ...
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Parliamentary opposition
Parliamentary opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government, particularly in a Westminster-based parliamentary system. This article uses the term ''government'' as it is used in Parliamentary systems, i.e. meaning ''t ...
, a form of political opposition
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Opposition (politics)
In politics, the opposition comprises one or more political parties or other organized groups that are opposed, primarily ideologically, to the government (or, in American English, the administration), party or group in political control of ...
, a party with views opposing those of the current government
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Leader of the Opposition
Opposition parties
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Opposition (Australia)
In Australian parliamentary practice, the Opposition consists of the second largest party or coalition of parties in the Australian House of Representatives, with its leader being given the title " Leader of the Opposition". The Opposition serves ...
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Opposition (Queensland), Australia
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Ministerialists and Oppositionists (Western Australia)
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Bahraini opposition
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Official Opposition (Canada)
Majesty's Loyal Opposition (french: L'Opposition Loyale de Sa Majesté), or simply the Official Opposition (french: L'Opposition officielle, links=no), is usually the largest parliamentary opposition party in the House of Commons, either on its ...
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Opposition (Croatia)
In Croatia, the Opposition ( hr, Oporba) comprises all political parties represented in the Croatian Parliament that are not part of the Government which is supported by the parliamentary majority.
The Leader of the Opposition ( hr, Šef oporbe) ...
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Opposition Party (Hungary)
The Opposition Party was a political party that came to prominence during the 1848–49 revolution in Hungary.
History
During the Hungarian Reform Era, several opposition circles appeared. Among the first was the National Circle from which ...
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Official Opposition (India)
Official Opposition designates the political party which has secured the second largest number of seats in either upper or lower houses. To get formal recognition in either upper or lower houses, the concerned party must have at least 10% of ...
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Opposition Front Bench (Ireland)
The Opposition Front Bench in Ireland are the front (and most visible) benches of the parties outside the Government.
Since the 2020 general election, the following parties occupy the front benches on the opposition side:
*Sinn Féin Front Bench
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Opposition (Malaysia)
The Opposition in Malaysia fulfils the same function as the official opposition in other Commonwealth of Nations monarchies. It is seen as the alternative government and the existing administration's main opponent at a general election.
Federal Pa ...
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Opposition (Montenegro)
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Official Opposition (New Zealand)
His Majesty's Loyal Opposition, commonly called the Official Opposition, in New Zealand is usually the largest political party or coalition which is not a member of the ruling government—it does not provide ministers. This is usually the sec ...
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His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition (United Kingdom)
United States
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Opposition Party (Northern U.S.) (1854–1858), a Northern anti-slavery party absorbed by the Republican Party
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Opposition Party (Southern U.S.)
The Opposition Party was a Third party (United States), third party in the Southern United States, South in the Origins of the American Civil War#Fragmentation of the American party system, years just before the American Civil War.
Confusing l ...
(1858–1860), a Southern anti-secession party just before the Civil War
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Opposition Party (Illinois) (1874), a coalition opposing Republican Party rule in Chicago and Cook County
Other uses
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Binary opposition, a pair of related terms that are opposite in meaning
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Opposition (boolean algebra), two terms with a shared literal, one positive, the other negative
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Opposition (chess), the position of the kings relative to each other
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Opposition (astronomy), the position of a celestial body
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Opposition (astrology), astrological aspect in horoscopic astrology
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Opposition proceeding, an administrative process available under some patent or trademark laws
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Opposition of the thumb, the location of the thumb opposite to the fingers so that the hand can grasp objects
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Square of opposition, a type of logic diagram
See also
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Iraqi opposition (disambiguation) The Iraqi opposition can refer to three things:
* ''Pre-2003'': Iraqi anti-Saddam groups were composed of a number of groups in Iraq opposed to the Saddam regime.
* ''Occupation era'': The collective term usually denoting Iraqi insurgency opposed t ...
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Opposite (disambiguation)
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