opposition vs lockout

lockout vs opposition

opposition and lockout both are nouns.

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

As nouns, lockout is a hyponym of opposition; that is, lockout is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than opposition:

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

Other hyponyms of opposition include reaction, anti-takeover defense.

opposition (noun)	lockout (noun)
the act of hostile groups opposing each other	a management action resisting employee's demands; employees are barred from entering the workplace until they agree to terms
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 opposition and lockout

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