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- Dictionarycounterpart/ˈkaʊntəpɑːt/
noun
- 1. a 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"
- 2. one of two copies of a legal document.
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COUNTERPART definition: 1. a person or thing that has the same purpose as another one in a different place or organization…. Learn more.
1. : one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate. 2. a. : a thing that fits another perfectly. b. : something that completes : complement. the lead actress and her male counterpart. 3. a. : one remarkably similar to another. The crow is sometimes mistaken for its larger counterpart, the raven. b.
Counterpart definition: a person or thing closely resembling another, especially in function. See examples of COUNTERPART used in a sentence.
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. Synonym. opposite number. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Organizations - position & status. ambassador. anti-elite. anti-elitist. apparatchik.
Someone's or something's counterpart is another person or thing that has a similar function or position in a different place.
The noun counterpart comes from the French word countre part, meaning “duplicate of a legal document.” In legal circles counterpart still means "a duplicate document," but today it is more likely to describe people.
1. a person or thing identical to or closely resembling another. 2. one of two parts that complement or correspond to each other. 3. (Theatre) a person acting opposite another in a play. 4. (Law) a duplicate, esp of a legal document; copy.
