opposedBy

P437
predicate

Indicates that one entity actively resists, disagrees with, or works against the actions, views, or position of another entity.

All labels observed (200)

Label Occurrences
opponent 12,807
opposedBy canonical 10,458
opposes 6,798

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: opposedBy
Generated description
Indicates that one entity actively resists, disagrees with, or works against the actions, views, or position of another entity.

Sample triples (62,468)

Subject Object
John Kerry 2004 presidential campaign George W. Bush 2004 presidential campaign via predicate surface "opponent"
John Kerry 2004 presidential campaign Howard Dean 2004 presidential campaign via predicate surface "primaryOpponent"
John Kerry 2004 presidential campaign John Edwards 2004 presidential campaign via predicate surface "primaryOpponent"
John Kerry 2004 presidential campaign Wesley Clark 2004 presidential campaign via predicate surface "primaryOpponent"
John Kerry 2004 presidential campaign Dick Gephardt 2004 presidential campaign via predicate surface "primaryOpponent"
Deep Throat abuses of power in the Nixon administration via predicate surface "opposed"
Berlin Wall West Germany
surface form: Federal Republic of Germany
Berlin Wall NATO
surface form: Western Bloc
Yale Bulldogs men’s basketball Harvard Crimson men’s basketball via predicate surface "rival"
Yale Bulldogs men’s basketball Princeton Tigers men’s basketball via predicate surface "rival"
Yale Bulldogs men’s basketball Penn Quakers basketball via predicate surface "rival"
surface form: Penn Quakers men’s basketball
New Mexico Lobos men’s basketball
surface form: New Mexico Lobos men's basketball
New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball via predicate surface "rival"
New Mexico Lobos men’s basketball
surface form: New Mexico Lobos men's basketball
UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball via predicate surface "rival"
New Mexico Lobos men’s basketball
surface form: New Mexico Lobos men's basketball
San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball via predicate surface "rival"
Newtonian absolute time Albert Einstein via predicate surface "criticizedBy"
Newtonian absolute time philosophy of time debates via predicate surface "criticizedBy"
Newtonian absolute time relationist theories of time
Lorentz transformation absolute time of Newtonian mechanics via predicate surface "contradicts"
Committee on Fair Employment Practice Southern segregationist politicians
War Refugee Board Nazi Germany via predicate surface "mainOpponent"
Xanana Gusmão Indonesian occupation forces
Black Lives Matter Global Network police militarization via predicate surface "hasOpposed"
Black Lives Matter Global Network racial profiling via predicate surface "hasOpposed"
Black Lives Matter Global Network white supremacy via predicate surface "hasOpposed"
Black Lives Matter Global Network state violence against Black people via predicate surface "hasOpposed"
Oliver Brown racial segregation in public schools via predicate surface "opposed"
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund represented plaintiffs
surface form: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
racial segregation via predicate surface "opposes"
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund represented plaintiffs
surface form: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
racial discrimination in education via predicate surface "opposes"
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund represented plaintiffs
surface form: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
racial discrimination in voting via predicate surface "opposes"
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund represented plaintiffs
surface form: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
racial discrimination in employment via predicate surface "opposes"
Jane Roe Henry Wade
The Federalist No. 33 Anti-Federalist fears of unlimited federal power via predicate surface "arguesAgainst"
Puerto Rican Revolutionary Committee Spanish colonial rule in Puerto Rico via predicate surface "opposedTo"
Puerto Rican Revolutionary Committee Spanish colonial authorities
Battle of Dunkirk Allies of World War II via predicate surface "opponent"
surface form: Allied forces
Battle of Dunkirk German forces via predicate surface "opponent"
Operation Dragoon German Army Group G via predicate surface "opponent"
Al Smith Herbert Hoover via predicate surface "opponent"
Chicago Bulls Detroit Pistons via predicate surface "rival"
Chicago Bulls New York Knicks via predicate surface "rival"
Chicago Bulls Cleveland Cavaliers via predicate surface "rival"
Chicago Bulls Miami Heat via predicate surface "rival"
Chicago Blackhawks Detroit Red Wings via predicate surface "rival"
Chicago Blackhawks St. Louis Blues via predicate surface "rival"
Chicago Blackhawks Nashville Predators via predicate surface "rival"
Chicago Blackhawks Minnesota Wild via predicate surface "rival"
University of Oxford Cambridge University via predicate surface "rival"
surface form: University of Cambridge
Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act many economists
Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act President Herbert Hoover’s economic advisers
Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act business groups favoring free trade