opposition
opposition
subs.
P. ἐναντιότης, ἡ, ἐναντίωσις, ἡ.
Act of opposing: P. ἐναντίωμα, τό.
Opposition (to a project): P. ἐναντίωσις (Thuc. 8.50).
Hostility: P. and V. ἔχθρα, ἡ ; see hostility.
The opposition, the opposite party: use P. and V. οἱ ἐναντίοι.
In opposition: P. and V. ἐναντίον.
subs.
P. ἐναντιότης, ἡ, ἐναντίωσις, ἡ.
Act of opposing: P. ἐναντίωμα, τό.
Opposition (to a project): P. ἐναντίωσις (Thuc. 8.50).
Hostility: P. and V. ἔχθρα, ἡ ; see hostility.
The opposition, the opposite party: use P. and V. οἱ ἐναντίοι.
In opposition: P. and V. ἐναντίον.
OPPOSITION
Act of opposing repugnantia (not contradictio): pugna; or by circumlocution by the verbs.
State of contrariety discrepantia.
An adverse party pars adversa (Quint.) di versa (Suet.) altera (Liv.); factio adversaria; factio adversariorum (Nep.) or adversa (Liv.); qui sunt adversae factionis (Liv.). The leader of the opposition alterius factionis princeps (Liv. 23 3): to support the opposition contrarias partes sumere (of an orator Wolf): he had so suddenly gone over to the opposition adeo in alteram causam praeceps ierat (Liv. 2 27).
Act of opposing repugnantia (not contradictio): pugna; or by circumlocution by the verbs.
State of contrariety discrepantia.
An adverse party pars adversa (Quint.) di versa (Suet.) altera (Liv.); factio adversaria; factio adversariorum (Nep.) or adversa (Liv.); qui sunt adversae factionis (Liv.). The leader of the opposition alterius factionis princeps (Liv. 23 3): to support the opposition contrarias partes sumere (of an orator Wolf): he had so suddenly gone over to the opposition adeo in alteram causam praeceps ierat (Liv. 2 27).
opposition:
I. Act of opposing: expr. by verb: to offer a strenuous o. to a measure, *alicui legi acriter (vehementer) adversari, repugnare, refragari, etc.: a strenuous o. is offered to the proposal, *huic sententiae acriter resistitur: v.TO OPPOSE , RESIST . (N.B.--Not repugnantia, in this sense; which in Cic. = contrariety: v. infr.)
II. Contrariety:
1. rĕpugnantia: o. of expediency (to virtue), utilitatis r., Cic. Off. 3, 4, 17: Plin.
2. discrĕpantia: v.DISAGREEMENT . Or expr. by pugno, discrĕpo, contrārius, etc.: not to perceive the o. between these things, *quam haec inter se pugnent, discrepent, quam contraria sint non videre: v TO DISAGREE ; also, OPPOSITE (III.), CONTRARY .
III. Adverse party: factio adversaria, adversa, diversa (late); partes adversariae: v.OPPOSED . Specially, the o., as distinguished from the government: *factio adversaria iis quos penes summa rerum est: but usu., factio adversaria will be precise enough: the o. benches, *adversariorum subsellia: or simply, adversa subsellia: used by Quint. of the benches allotted to the other side in court, 11, 3, 132.
I. Act of opposing: expr. by verb: to offer a strenuous o. to a measure, *alicui legi acriter (vehementer) adversari, repugnare, refragari, etc.: a strenuous o. is offered to the proposal, *huic sententiae acriter resistitur: v.
II. Contrariety:
1. rĕpugnantia: o. of expediency (to virtue), utilitatis r., Cic. Off. 3, 4, 17: Plin.
2. discrĕpantia: v.
III. Adverse party: factio adversaria, adversa, diversa (late); partes adversariae: v.