versus
Against; in opposition to.
Example
“It is the Packers versus the Steelers in the Super Bowl.”
Other meanings
Compared with, as opposed to.
Bringing a legal action against, as used in the title of a court case in which the first party indicates the plaintiff (or appellant or the like), and the second indicates the defendant (or respondent or the like).
“Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kans.”
Word history
From Latin "versus" (facing).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “versus” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.