counterpart

CEFRC1

/ˈkaʊntəˌpɑːt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person or thing with the same role in another place.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A duplicate of a legal document.

Examples

  • I tried to close the discussions at noon, but my counterpart would not stop talking.

  • The Foreign Minister held talks with his Chinese counterpart.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. One who or that which resembles another.

  2. Either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another.

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

More examples

In context

  • The pro-Kurdish movement in Turkey is less Islamophobic and pro-Zionist than its counterpart in Algeria.

  • Her French counterpart attended the meeting via video call.

  • The two companies are working together with their respective counterparts in Asia.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English conterpart, countre parte (“duplicate of a legal document”), equivalent to counter- + part. Compare Old French contrepartie, itself from contre (“facing, opposite”) (from Latin contra (“against”)) + partie (“copy of a person or thing”) (originally past participle of partīre (“to divide”)).