Idiom
opposite number
Meaning
A person who holds a position in an organization, sports team, or the like, that corresponds to that held by another person in another organization; a counterpart
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I need to call my opposite number at the other company.”
“During the international conference, the manager met with her opposite number to discuss a new partnership between their two firms.”
“The diplomat spent the afternoon in private negotiations with his opposite number, aiming to resolve the long-standing trade dispute between their respective nations.”
Examples
simple
“I need to call my opposite number at the other company.”
contextual
“During the international conference, the manager met with her opposite number to discuss a new partnership between their two firms.”
complex
“The diplomat spent the afternoon in private negotiations with his opposite number, aiming to resolve the long-standing trade dispute between their respective nations.”
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