opposition vs passing

opposition

noun
  • The difference of quantity or quality between two propositions having the same subject and predicate. 

  • A political party or movement opposed to the party or government in power. 

  • In United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party seeks to prevent the registration of a trademark or patent. 

  • The action of opposing or of being in conflict. 

  • The apparent relative position of two celestial bodies when one is at an angle of 180 degrees from the other as seen from the Earth. 

  • An opposite or contrasting position. 

  • A position in which the player on the move must yield with his king allowing his opponent to advance with his own king. 

passing

adj
  • Vague, cursory. 

  • Going past. 

  • That passes away; ephemeral. 

noun
  • The act of passing a ball etc. to another player. 

  • A form of juggling where several people pass props between each other, usually clubs or rings. 

  • The ability of a person to be regarded as a member of an identity group or category different from their own. 

  • The fact of going past; a movement from one place to another or a change from one state to another. 

  • Death, dying; the end of something. 

  • The act of approving a bill etc. 

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