No. 4,544 in Catalan
oposició
"Opposition."
In a sentence
La oposició a les noves mesures va ser contundent.
The opposition to the new measures was strong.
In this sentence, 'oposició' is used to refer to resistance or disagreement towards something, namely the new measures.
Està estudiant per a les oposicions a mestre.
She is studying for the teacher selection exams.
Here, 'oposicions' refers to competitive exams, common in public sector job qualifications in Catalonia and other Spanish-speaking regions.
L'oposició política va presentar esmenes al projecte de llei.
The political opposition submitted amendments to the bill.
In this usage, 'oposició' denotes a political group that opposes or contrasts with the governing entity.
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