- opposite 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
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
opposite number
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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 — opposite numbers N COUNT: usu poss N Your opposite number is a person who has the same job or rank as you, but works in a different department, firm, or organization. [JOURNALISM] The French Defence Minister is to visit Japan later this month for … English dictionary
opposite number — index peer Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
opposite number — noun count BRITISH someone s COUNTERPART in another organization … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
opposite number — ► NOUN ▪ a person s counterpart in another organization or country … English terms dictionary
opposite number — n. a person with reference to another having a comparable position, rank, etc. but in a different place, organization, or situation … English World 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 — A person who holds the same position as oneself in another company or organization is called one s opposite number. I spoke to my opposite number in several local companies and we all agreed to join the anti pollution campaign … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
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
