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Kalle vertritt auf dem Podium bewusst die Gegenposition, damit die Diskussion lebendig bleibt. On the panel, Kalle deliberately takes the opposing view so that the discussion stays lively.

noun · C1

die Gegenposition

[ˈɡeːɡn̩pozit͡si̯oːn]

opposing view, counter-position

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Plural
die Gegenpositionen In the plural the article is always "die".

Nouns ending in -tion are usually feminine: die Gegenposition. Der, Die or Das? The Rules

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Gegen root posit root ion suffix

A compound: Gegen + die Position

The last word gives the article. More rules

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die Positiondas Gegenargumentder Gegensatz

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