Opposition
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In politics
In politics, the opposition comprises one or more political parties or other organized groups that are opposed to the government, party or group in political control of an area, county, or state.
Related
anti- - contra - contradiction - counter - dialectics - dichotomy - rebellion - resistance - subversion
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Some opposites
Oppositional tastes
- Defining Cult Movies : The Cultural Politics of Oppositional Tastes (2003) - Various ISBN 071906631X
All determination is negation
- "In matters of taste, more than anywhere else, all determination is negation, and tastes are perhaps first and foremost distastes, disgust provoked by horror or visceral intolerance of the tastes of others … Aesthetic intolerance can be terribly violent. Aversion to different lifestyles is perhaps one of the strongest barriers between the classes…" (Pierre Bourdieu 1984: 56)
Counterculture
In sociology, counterculture is a term used to describe a cultural group identified by the cultural equivalent of political opposition.
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