counterpart

Plural

counterparts

1. 1.Either of two parts that fit together or otherwise complement one another.

   • Those brass knobs and their hollow counterparts interlock perfectly.
   • Mr. Obama never found a generational counterpart among conservatives in Congress like Paul D. Ryan or Eric Cantor; instead, there was a mutual animosity.

2. 2.A duplicate of a legal document.

3. 3.One who or that which resembles another.

4. 4.One who or that which has corresponding functions or characteristics.

   • Her French counterpart attended the meeting via video call.
   • The two companies are working together with their respective counterparts in Asia.
   • Its incompleteness in this respect makes the timetable of less value than some of its Continental counterparts, such as the French Horaires Mayeux; nevertheless, it is fair value at 5s.

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