anti-takeover defense vs opposition

opposition vs anti-takeover defense

anti-takeover defense and opposition both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
anti-takeover defense	Yes	No	No	No
opposition	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, opposition is a hypernym of anti-takeover defense; that is, opposition is a word with a broader meaning than anti-takeover defense:

anti-takeover defense: resistance to or defense against a hostile takeover
opposition: the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with

Other hypernyms of anti-takeover defense include resistance.

anti-takeover defense (noun)	opposition (noun)
resistance to or defense against a hostile takeover	the act of hostile groups opposing each other
	the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
	a body of people united in opposing something
	an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
	a contestant that you are matched against
	a direction opposite to another
	the relation between opposed entities

Difference between anti-takeover defense and opposition

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