spectrum

noun [C]
1 the set of different colours that light can be separated into:
?the full spectrum of colours of the rainbow
2 a wide RANGE of different opinions, ideas, situations etc:
?The officials represent a wide spectrum of political opinion.

subsidy

• noun [C]

money that a government or organization pays to help with the cost of something

versus

• written abbreviation vs preposition
  

1 used to say that two people or teams are playing against each other in a game or fighting a court case:
?Connors versus McEnroe
2 used to compare two different things or ideas, and deciding which one is more important, better etc:
?quantity versus quality