English words for 'Opposing or combating extremism.'
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- A political extremist, in particular:
- (athletics) An ultramarathon.
- An ultraleftist.
- (usually capitalized) Code name used by British codebreakers during World War 2 for decrypted information gained from the enemy.
- (climbing) An ultra-prominent peak.
- An ultranationalist.
- (soccer) An especially devoted football fan, typically organized and participating in choreographies (including pyrotechnics), often of outwardly intimidating demeanour, but distinguished from a violent hooligan (although overlap between both subcultures is possible)
- (historical, France) An ultraroyalist.
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- the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
- a direction opposite to another
- a body of people united in opposing something
- the relation between opposed entities
- a contestant that you are matched against
- the act of hostile groups opposing each other
- an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
- The action of opposing or of being in conflict.
- (law) In United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party seeks to prevent the registration of a trademark or patent.
- (politics) A political party or movement opposed to the party or government in power.
- (logic) The difference of quantity or quality between two propositions having the same subject and predicate.
- An opposite or contrasting position.
- (chess) A position in which the player on the move must yield with his king allowing his opponent to advance with his own king.
- (astronomy) 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.
noun
- the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
- the military action of resisting the enemy's advance
- the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents
- (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness
- (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
- the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)
- a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force
- group action in opposition to those in power
- a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
- any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion
- an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
- (physics) Electrical resistance.
- (physics) A force that tends to oppose motion.
- The act of resisting, or the capacity to resist.
- An underground organisation engaged in a struggle for liberation from forceful occupation; a resistance movement.
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- someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes
- One who loves, supports, or favours peace.
- (video games, roguelikes) A player who attempts the challenge of winning a game without attacking any enemy characters.
- One who is anti-war.
- One who both abstains from inflicting violence on others and opposes others doing so.
- One who prefers to avoid violence in daily life.
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- To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against.
- To place in front of, or over against; to set opposite; to exhibit.
- To object to.
- To present or set up in opposition; to pose.
- be resistant to
- act against or in opposition to
- contrast with equal weight or force
- set into opposition or rivalry
- be against; express opposition to
- fight against or resist strongly
noun
- A political extremist, in particular:
- (athletics) An ultramarathon.
- An ultraleftist.
- (usually capitalized) Code name used by British codebreakers during World War 2 for decrypted information gained from the enemy.
- (climbing) An ultra-prominent peak.
- An ultranationalist.
- (soccer) An especially devoted football fan, typically organized and participating in choreographies (including pyrotechnics), often of outwardly intimidating demeanour, but distinguished from a violent hooligan (although overlap between both subcultures is possible)
- (historical, France) An ultraroyalist.
adj
noun
- the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
- a direction opposite to another
- a body of people united in opposing something
- the relation between opposed entities
- a contestant that you are matched against
- the act of hostile groups opposing each other
- an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
- The action of opposing or of being in conflict.
- (law) In United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party seeks to prevent the registration of a trademark or patent.
- (politics) A political party or movement opposed to the party or government in power.
- (logic) The difference of quantity or quality between two propositions having the same subject and predicate.
- An opposite or contrasting position.
- (chess) A position in which the player on the move must yield with his king allowing his opponent to advance with his own king.
- (astronomy) 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.
noun
- the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
- the military action of resisting the enemy's advance
- the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents
- (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness
- (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
- the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)
- a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force
- group action in opposition to those in power
- a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
- any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion
- an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
- (physics) Electrical resistance.
- (physics) A force that tends to oppose motion.
- The act of resisting, or the capacity to resist.
- An underground organisation engaged in a struggle for liberation from forceful occupation; a resistance movement.
noun
- someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes
- One who loves, supports, or favours peace.
- (video games, roguelikes) A player who attempts the challenge of winning a game without attacking any enemy characters.
- One who is anti-war.
- One who both abstains from inflicting violence on others and opposes others doing so.
- One who prefers to avoid violence in daily life.
adj
verb
- To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against.
- To place in front of, or over against; to set opposite; to exhibit.
- To object to.
- To present or set up in opposition; to pose.
- be resistant to
- act against or in opposition to
- contrast with equal weight or force
- set into opposition or rivalry
- be against; express opposition to
- fight against or resist strongly
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