counterpartnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkaʊn.tə.pɑːt/us/ˈkaʊn.t̬ɚ.pɑːrt/C1 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.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Organizations - position & status
- a rung on/of the ladder idiom
- apparatchik
- associate
- back seat
- be a big fish in a small pond idiom
- betters 2
- brethren
- comrade
- echelon
- elite
- entry-level
- equal
- fellow
- low-level
- position
- role
- second class
- senior
- standing
- subordinate
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