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in opposition

1. Astrology and Astronomy. The apparent position of two celestial objects when they differ in ecliptic longitude by 180°; esp. the position of a superior planet when in this relation to the sun. Frequently in opposition.

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the world > the universe > planet > position of planet > aspect > [noun] > opposition

oppositionc1395

opposite1549

opposal1686

syzygy1715

c1395 G. Chaucer Franklin's Tale 1057 At this opposicioun, Which in the signe shal be of the leoun, As preyeth hire..a flood to brynge.

a1450 (?c1421) J. Lydgate Siege Thebes (Arun.) (1911) 6 (MED) Satourn..was..in thoposicioun Of lucina the mone.

a1500 (a1450) tr. Secreta Secret. (Ashm. 396) (1977) 89 (MED) Beware..in the begynnyng of jorneys, þat þe moone be not in a quartile aspect, oþer in opposicion to the sone.

1594 T. Blundeville Exercises iv. xliv. f. 236^v You shall find the Moone to bee..in an opposition with Saturne.

a1658 J. Cleveland Clievelandi Vindiciæ (1677) 165 The Moon when she is Eclipsed is always in Opposition with the Sun.

1701 J. Swift Disc. Contests Nobles & Commons iii. 37 Pompey and Cæsar, two Stars of such a Magnitude, that their Conjunction was as likely to be Fatal as their Opposition.

1797 Encycl. Brit. II. 508/2 Thus the sun and moon,..or any two planets, may be in conjunction, opposition, or quadrature.

1881 Athenæum No. 2829. 61 The planet was in opposition..on the 27th of December.

1926 H. N. Russell et al. Astron. I. ix. 238 A planet when in opposition is on the meridian about midnight; when in quadrature, about 6 a.m. or 6 p.m.

1985 R. M. Green Spherical Astron. xvii. 420 Near opposition a superior planet describes a ‘loop’ against the stellar background.

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in opposition (to)

†a. gen. Position or placement opposite something. in opposition (to): = opposite prep. Obsolete.

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the world > space > relative position > opposite position > [noun]

opposition?a1425

counterview1590

contrariety1615

opposal1852

face-to-faceness1874

vis-à-visness1887

?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 127^v Causez of obliquitee somtyme ar..vse of biholding..to þat partie to which is made þe obliquacioun..opposicioun of a wyndow or of liȝt or of peyntyng to o partie.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 803 Before mine eyes in opposition sits Grim Death my Son and foe.

1839 T. De Quincey Lake Reminiscences in Tait's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 2/2 In one quarter, a little wood..more directly in opposition to the spectator; a few green fields.

1845 J. Stoddart Gram. in Encycl. Metrop. (1847) I. 134/1 When any two visible objects are nearly connected..if one be viewed from the other, it will appear to be placed in opposition.

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in opposition

d. Politics. in opposition: (of a political party) opposed to the party or parties in government; (of a politician) belonging to a party opposed to the government. Cf. sense 4a.

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society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > a or the government > [phrase] > in opposition

in opposition1781

1781 G. Selwyn Let. 27 Dec. in 15th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1897) LXII. 553 It would not have entered the head of such farceurs as are in Opposition, or such a desperate rantipole vagabond as our Charles [Fox], to suppose he could create a bouleversement d'état.

1793 E. Burke Observ. Conduct Minority in Wks. (1821) VII. 286 The authors..of the American war, with whom I have acted, both in office and in opposition.

1850 R. W. Emerson Goethe in Representative Men vii. 265 How can he be honored, when..he must sustain with shameless advocacy some bad government, or must bark, all the year round, in opposition?

1895 Westm. Gaz. 15 Aug. 1/2 They are in Opposition and not in office.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 967/2 A Liberal father, who belonged to the Opposition at a time when to be in opposition was to be in danger.

1955 Times 13 Aug. 7/2 When..his own Democratic Party was in opposition the People's Party, then in power, deplored their rivals' use of the boycott weapon.

1995 Daily Express 17 Mar. 8/1 He remains..unafraid of expressing views that the party might find unhelpful—his assertion that it would benefit from a period in opposition, for example.

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释义	> as lemmas in opposition 1. Astrology and Astronomy. The apparent position of two celestial objects when they differ in ecliptic longitude by 180°; esp. the position of a superior planet when in this relation to the sun. Frequently in opposition. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > planet > position of planet > aspect > [noun] > opposition oppositionc1395 opposite1549 opposal1686 syzygy1715 c1395 G. Chaucer Franklin's Tale 1057 At this opposicioun, Which in the signe shal be of the leoun, As preyeth hire..a flood to brynge. a1450 (?c1421) J. Lydgate Siege Thebes (Arun.) (1911) 6 (MED) Satourn..was..in thoposicioun Of lucina the mone. a1500 (a1450) tr. Secreta Secret. (Ashm. 396) (1977) 89 (MED) Beware..in the begynnyng of jorneys, þat þe moone be not in a quartile aspect, oþer in opposicion to the sone. 1594 T. Blundeville Exercises iv. xliv. f. 236^v You shall find the Moone to bee..in an opposition with Saturne. a1658 J. Cleveland Clievelandi Vindiciæ (1677) 165 The Moon when she is Eclipsed is always in Opposition with the Sun. 1701 J. Swift Disc. Contests Nobles & Commons iii. 37 Pompey and Cæsar, two Stars of such a Magnitude, that their Conjunction was as likely to be Fatal as their Opposition. 1797 Encycl. Brit. II. 508/2 Thus the sun and moon,..or any two planets, may be in conjunction, opposition, or quadrature. 1881 Athenæum No. 2829. 61 The planet was in opposition..on the 27th of December. 1926 H. N. Russell et al. Astron. I. ix. 238 A planet when in opposition is on the meridian about midnight; when in quadrature, about 6 a.m. or 6 p.m. 1985 R. M. Green Spherical Astron. xvii. 420 Near opposition a superior planet describes a ‘loop’ against the stellar background. extracted from oppositionn. in opposition (to) †a. gen. Position or placement opposite something. in opposition (to): = opposite prep. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > opposite position > [noun] opposition?a1425 counterview1590 contrariety1615 opposal1852 face-to-faceness1874 vis-à-visness1887 ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 127^v Causez of obliquitee somtyme ar..vse of biholding..to þat partie to which is made þe obliquacioun..opposicioun of a wyndow or of liȝt or of peyntyng to o partie. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 803 Before mine eyes in opposition sits Grim Death my Son and foe. View more context for this quotation 1839 T. De Quincey Lake Reminiscences in Tait's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 2/2 In one quarter, a little wood..more directly in opposition to the spectator; a few green fields. 1845 J. Stoddart Gram. in Encycl. Metrop. (1847) I. 134/1 When any two visible objects are nearly connected..if one be viewed from the other, it will appear to be placed in opposition. extracted from oppositionn. in opposition d. Politics. in opposition: (of a political party) opposed to the party or parties in government; (of a politician) belonging to a party opposed to the government. Cf. sense 4a. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > a or the government > [phrase] > in opposition in opposition1781 1781 G. Selwyn Let. 27 Dec. in 15th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1897) LXII. 553 It would not have entered the head of such farceurs as are in Opposition, or such a desperate rantipole vagabond as our Charles [Fox], to suppose he could create a bouleversement d'état. 1793 E. Burke Observ. Conduct Minority in Wks. (1821) VII. 286 The authors..of the American war, with whom I have acted, both in office and in opposition. 1850 R. W. Emerson Goethe in Representative Men vii. 265 How can he be honored, when..he must sustain with shameless advocacy some bad government, or must bark, all the year round, in opposition? 1895 Westm. Gaz. 15 Aug. 1/2 They are in Opposition and not in office. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 967/2 A Liberal father, who belonged to the Opposition at a time when to be in opposition was to be in danger. 1955 Times 13 Aug. 7/2 When..his own Democratic Party was in opposition the People's Party, then in power, deplored their rivals' use of the boycott weapon. 1995 Daily Express 17 Mar. 8/1 He remains..unafraid of expressing views that the party might find unhelpful—his assertion that it would benefit from a period in opposition, for example. extracted from oppositionn. < as lemmas
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