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What does go against mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word go against? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. To violate; to breach; to break.
  2. To be unfavourable to someone.
  3. To be contrary to a trend, feeling or principle.
  4. To oppose; to resist
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She realized then that the administration really had been convinced the vote would go against the union.
As difficult as it is to go against your instincts and emotions, you must control them and keep a cool head.
Most young people are afraid of not being accepted if they go against the grain.
When results go against the team, supporters speak of the club being a galactico retirement home.
So for any woman to engage this dynamic is to go against social decorums and stereotypes in such a way that she may find herself beyond the pale.
I reserve the right to refuse readings that go against my ethics as a reader and my morals as a human being.

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