noun#4,789 by frequency
die Opposition
/ˌɔpoziˈtsjoːn/
the opposition, political opposition; opposition party; a group opposed
- genitive
- der Opposition
- plural
- die Oppositionen
Meanings
- 1
the opposition, political opposition; opposition party
Auch wir sind die Opposition.
We're the opposition, too.
Tatoeba · mhr · CC BY 2.0 FR
Sie werden die Opposition ausschalten.
They will obliterate the opposition.
Tatoeba · GaryGaryGary · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
a group opposed — to something or someone
- 3
opposition — the position of a planet in relation to the sun in positional astronomyrare
- 4
In chess, when two kings face off against each other with only one square between themrare
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dieOpposition | dieOppositionen |
| accusative | dieOpposition | dieOppositionen |
| dative | derOpposition | denOppositionen |
| genitive | derOpposition | derOppositionen |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.