- someone's opposite number
- someone who has the same job or status as someone else in another organization or country
Relations between the Secretary of Defense and his opposite number in Britain were poor.
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someone's opposite number
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someone's opposite number — someone’s opposite number phrase someone who has the same job or status as someone else in another organization or country Relations between the Secretary of Defense and his opposite number in Britain were poor. Thesaurus: colleaguessynonym… … Useful english dictionary
opposite number — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms opposite number : singular opposite number plural opposite numbers British someone s opposite number … English dictionary
opposite number — ˌopposite ˈnumber noun [countable] JOBS someone who has a similar job to yours in another organization or department: • They liaised with their opposite numbers in the foreign subsidiaries for the production of publicity. * * * opposite number UK … Financial and business terms
opposite number — noun count BRITISH someone s COUNTERPART in another organization … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
opposite 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./ … Dictionary of American idioms
opposite 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./ … Dictionary of American idioms
opposite\ 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 … Словарь американских идиом
opposite 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 … Useful english dictionary
number — or [num′bər] n. [ME nombre < OE < L numerus: see NOMY] 1. a symbol or word, or a group of either of these, showing how many or which one in a series: 1, 2, 10, 101 (one, two, ten, one hundred and one) are called cardinal numbers; 1st, 2d,… … English World dictionary
opposite — op|po|site1 W2S2 [ˈɔpəzıt US ˈa:p ] prep 1.) especially BrE if one thing or person is opposite another, they are facing each other ▪ The people sitting opposite us looked very familiar. ▪ on the wall opposite the door see usage note ↑front1 2.)… … Dictionary of contemporary English
