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(noun) opposition
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens; despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead
(noun) resistor
an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
(noun) underground
a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force
(noun) electric resistance, electrical resistance, resistivity, ohmic resistance, impedance
a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
(noun) immunity
(medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease