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    Coun·ter·part
    /ˈkoun(t)ərˌpärt/

    noun

    • 1. a person or thing holding a position or performing a function that corresponds to that of another person or thing in another place: "the minister held talks with his French counterpart"
    • 2. one of two or more copies of a legal document.
  2. The meaning of COUNTERPART is one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate. How to use counterpart in a sentence. one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate; a thing that fits another perfectly; something that completes : complement…

  3. a person or thing that has the same purpose as another one in a different place or organization: The prime minister is to meet his European counterparts to discuss the war against drugs. Synonym. opposite number. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Organizations - position & status. ambassador. anti-elite. anti-elitist. apparatchik.

  4. noun. a person or thing closely resembling another, especially in function: Our president is the counterpart of your prime minister. a copy; duplicate. Law. a duplicate or copy of an indenture. one of two parts that fit, complete, or complement one another. counterpart. / ˈkaʊntəˌpɑːt /.

  5. a person or thing that has the same purpose as another one in a different place or organization: The prime minister is to meet his European counterparts to discuss the war against drugs. Synonym. opposite number. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Organizations - position & status. ambassador. anti-elite. anti-elitist. apparatchik.

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  7. The noun counterpart comes from the French word countre part, meaning “duplicate of a legal document.”. In legal circles counterpart still means "a duplicate document," but today it is more likely to describe people. Counterparts aren't duplicates, of course, but they have similar skills and responsibilities.

  8. Synonyms for COUNTERPART: equivalent, colleague, fellow, partner, rival, peer, parallel, coordinate; Antonyms of COUNTERPART: opposite, reverse, antithesis, converse.

  9. noun [ C ] uk / ˈkaʊntəpɑːt / us. Add to word list. someone or something that has the same job or position as someone or something in a different place or organization. (Definition of counterpart from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of counterpart. in Chinese (Traditional) (與不同地方或組織的人或物)作用相同者,相對應者…

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