opposite number
11opposite\ number — n. phr. A person occupying the same position as someone in a different group, organization, or country. The opposite number of the President of the United States in Germany is the Chancellor of the Federal Republic …
12opposite number — counterpart; equivalent: New members with an interest in folk art will find their opposite numbers in the association s directory. [1905 10] * * * …
13opposite number — Synonyms and related words: antipode, antipodes, antipole, antithesis, antonym, coequal, compeer, complement, contra, converse, coordinate, counter, counterbalance, countercheck, counterpart, counterpoint, counterpoise, counterpole, counterterm,… …
14opposite number — /ɒpəsət ˈnʌmbə/ (say opuhsuht numbuh) noun a person who holds a corresponding position in another situation; counterpart: *elite women seem to have lacked a sense of commitment to community of an intensity and scale displayed by their opposite… …
15opposite number — noun Date: 1906 a member of a system or class who holds relatively the same position as a particular member in a corresponding system or class ; counterpart …
16opposite number — noun A person who holds a position in an organization that corresponds to that held by another person in an other organization; a counterpart …
17opposite number — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun One that has the same functions and characteristics as another: counterpart, vis à vis. See SAME …
18opposite number — noun a person s counterpart in another organization or country …
19opposite number — op′posite num′ber n. cvb counterpart; equivalent • Etymology: 1905–10 …
20opposite number — noun a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another • Syn: ↑counterpart, ↑vis a vis • Hypernyms: ↑equivalent • Hyponyms: ↑match, ↑mismatch, ↑complement …
