The action of opposing or of being in conflict.
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 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.
A communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient; condescension; disdain.
The act or state of being a customer of some business.
Customers collectively; clientele; business.
The right of nomination to political office.
Granting favours or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support.
The right of presentation to church or ecclesiastical benefice; advowson.
Guardianship, as of a saint; tutelary care.
The act of providing approval and support; backing; championship.
To support by being a patron of.
To be a regular customer or client of; to patronize