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title: opposition — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «opposition» in the school dictionary: Opposition is strong disagreement with a plan or idea, often shown by speaking or acting against it. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# opposition

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**Who acts:** Opposition, you, that, strong opposition, Leader, Parents · **What happens:** be, show, speak, act, play, not be · **To what, where:** strong disagreement, team, player, parties, parliament, government · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«opposition» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [opposition in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/opposition.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Opposition is strong disagreement with a plan or idea, often shown by speaking or acting against it.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:opposition:m1:1
# text = Opposition is strong disagreement with a plan or idea, often shown by speaking or acting against it.
1	Opposition	opposition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	disagreement	disagreement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	often	often	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	shown	show	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
13	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
14	speaking	speak	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	advcl	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	acting	act	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	conj	_	_
17	against	against	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Opposition | strong disagreement |  |  |  | with a plan or idea | tree rules |
| 2 | **show** | participle | Opposition *not said here* |  |  |  |  | often *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **speak** *speech: other* | gerund | Opposition *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **act** | gerund | Opposition *not said here* |  |  |  |  | against Opposition | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The opposition is the team or player you are playing against.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:opposition:m2:1
# text = The opposition is the team or player you are playing against.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	opposition	opposition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	player	player	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	playing	play	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	acl:relcl	_	_
11	against	against	ADP	IN	_	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the opposition | the team or player |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **play** | present · progressive | you | player *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent player=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: politics — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Opposition is the parties in parliament that are not in the government, especially the biggest one, which questions and challenges the government.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:opposition:m3:1
# text = The Opposition is the parties in parliament that are not in the government, especially the biggest one, which questions and challenges the government.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Opposition	opposition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	parties	party	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	parliament	parliament	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	government	government	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	biggest	big	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	18	amod	_	_
18	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
20	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	21	det	_	_
21	questions	question	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	conj	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	challenges	challenge	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nmod	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	government	government	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Opposition | the parties |  | parliament |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **is** | present | that |  |  | the government and the biggest one  challenges  the government and which questions |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Opposition is being opposite or against something («in opposition to»).

<!-- fold The tree, 10 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:opposition:m4:1
# text = Opposition is being opposite or against something («in opposition to»).
1	Opposition	opposition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	cop	_	_
4	opposite	opposite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	against	against	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	conj	_	_
8	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	opposition	opposition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Opposition |  |  |  |  | opposite *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There was strong opposition to closing the library.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:opposition:x1:1
# text = There was strong opposition to closing the library.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	opposition	opposition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
5	to	to	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	closing	close	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	library	library	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | strong opposition |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **close** | gerund | strong opposition *not said here* | the library |  |  |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent library=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The opposition scored in the last minute.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:opposition:x2:1
# text = The opposition scored in the last minute.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	opposition	opposition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	scored	score	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	minute	minute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **score** | participle |  | the opposition *not said here* |  |  | minute |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Leader of the Opposition asked the Prime Minister a question.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:opposition:x3:1
# text = The Leader of the Opposition asked the Prime Minister a question.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Leader	leader	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Opposition	Opposition	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	Prime	Prime	PROPN	NNP	_	9	compound	_	_
9	Minister	Minister	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	question	question	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | the Leader of the Opposition | a question | the Prime Minister |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Parents voiced their opposition to the new uniform.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:opposition:x4:1
# text = Parents voiced their opposition to the new uniform.
1	Parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	voiced	voice	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	opposition	opposition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	uniform	uniform	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **voice** *speech: other* | past | Parents | Parents's opposition | the new uniform |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent opposition=Topic to uniform=Recipient |
| 2 | **oppose** |  | Parents *= parent* |  |  |  |  |  | nom opposition «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Opposition voted against the law.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:opposition:x5:1
# text = The Opposition voted against the law.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Opposition	opposition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	voted	vote	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	against	against	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **vote** | past | the Opposition |  |  |  |  | against the law | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our team beat the opposition easily.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:opposition:x6:1
# text = Our team beat the opposition easily.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	beat	beat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	opposition	opposition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **beat** | past | Our team | the opposition |  |  |  | easily *property* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location opposition=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She spoke in opposition to the plan.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:opposition:x7:1
# text = She spoke in opposition to the plan.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	spoke	speak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	opposition	opposition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | past | She |  |  | opposition |  | to the plan | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to plan=Co-Agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Such a seemingly extravagant theory, thus roundly asserted, excited much opposition.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:opposition:x8:1
# text = Such a seemingly extravagant theory, thus roundly asserted, excited much opposition.
1	Such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	5	det:predet	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	seemingly	seemingly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	extravagant	extravagant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	theory	theory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	thus	thus	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	roundly	roundly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	asserted	assert	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	excited	excited	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
12	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	opposition	opposition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **assert** | participle | such extravagant theory *not said here* | excited much opposition |  |  |  | roundly, thus *property* | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

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