counterpart
/ˈkaʊntəpɑːt
/noun
1A person or thing that corresponds to or has the same function as another person or thing in a different place or situation: the minister held talks with his French counterpart...
- The clothes the actresses wear are noticeably different from their Western counterparts.
- The aim of the council is to mirror the actions and functions of its adult counterpart and to get the young people interested in politics.
- Does he find teenage girls tend to express their rage differently than their male counterparts?
Synonyms
equivalent, opposite number, peer, equal, parallel, complement, match, twin, mate, fellow, brother, sister, analogue, correlative;
copy, duplicate
rare compeer, coequal
2 Law One of two copies of a legal document.The discrepancy between the lease and the counterpart was not noticed at the time....
- The deviation resulted because the counterparts held by me did not include Computer's signatures.
- First s.7 has no counterpart in the Directive and can neither be used to construe it or to judge its effect.