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counterpart

[ koun-ter-pahrt ]

noun

  1. a person or thing closely resembling another, especially in function:

    Our president is the counterpart of your prime minister.

  2. a copy; duplicate.
  3. Law. a duplicate or copy of an indenture.
  4. one of two parts that fit, complete, or complement one another.


counterpart

/ ˈ첹ʊԳəˌɑː /

noun

  1. a person or thing identical to or closely resembling another
  2. one of two parts that complement or correspond to each other
  3. a person acting opposite another in a play
  4. a duplicate, esp of a legal document; copy
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of counterpart1

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; counter-, part
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That result will make Carney's pressing tasks of negotiating with his US counterpart and tackling a range of domestic issues more of a challenge, as he'll need to wrangle support from other political parties.

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Like their earlier counterparts, they had fled the communist regime, most of them drawn by news of relatives who had chosen to relocate there.

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Another significant finance minister told me of his global counterparts that "no one was crawling to the Americans" given the unbeatable effectiveness of the US having to negotiate with its own bond market.

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Among both bonobos and chimpanzees, the research concluded older apes were less likely to offer consolation than their younger counterparts.

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