Definitions for opposite number
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
op′posite num′ber(n.)
counterpart; equivalent.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Origin of opposite number:
1905–10
Princeton's WordNet
counterpart, opposite number, vis-a-vis(noun)
a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another
Wiktionary
opposite number(Noun)
A person who holds a position in an organization that corresponds to that held by another person in an other organization; a counterpart
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