counterpart

[koun-ter-pahrt]

noun

1. a person or thing closely resembling another, especially in function.

   Our president is the counterpart of your prime minister.

2. a copy; duplicate.

3. Law.,  a duplicate or copy of an indenture.

4. one of two parts that fit, complete, or complement one another.

counterpart

/ ˈkaʊntəˌpɑːt /

noun

1. a person or thing identical to or closely resembling another

2. one of two parts that complement or correspond to each other

3. a person acting opposite another in a play

4. a duplicate, esp of a legal document; copy

Word History and Origins

Origin of counterpart¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; counter-, part

Example Sentences

The pink ball does not behave differently to its red counterpart, but can be harder to see under lights.

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Career officials in the office overseeing sanctions at the Treasury Department have at times learned details of Witkoff’s meetings with Moscow from their British counterparts.

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When Indian investigators showed their U.S. counterparts the accident plane’s throttle assembly, the fuel-cutoff switches were in the run position, indicating the jet’s engines were getting fuel at the time of impact.

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Many Afghan troops fought alongside their American and allied counterparts during the two-decades-long war in Afghanistan, which followed al Qaeda’s Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

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Chelsea's win against Barcelona made it 10 wins from the past 11 meetings for English teams against their Spanish counterparts in Europe's elite competition.

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