lockout vs opposition

opposition vs lockout

lockout and opposition both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lockout	Yes	No	No	No
opposition	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, opposition is a hypernym of lockout; that is, opposition is a word with a broader meaning than lockout:

lockout: a management action resisting employee's demands; employees are barred from entering the workplace until they agree to terms
opposition: the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with

Other hypernyms of lockout include resistance.

lockout (noun)	opposition (noun)
a management action resisting employee's demands; employees are barred from entering the workplace until they agree to terms	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 lockout and opposition

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