counterpart
noun
coun·ter·part
ˈkau̇n-tər-ˌpärt 
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
: one having the same function or characteristics as another
college presidents and their counterparts in business
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Examples of counterpart in a Sentence
The secretary of defense met with his counterparts in Asia to discuss the nuclear crisis.
Metal tools replaced their stone counterparts many, many years ago.
the lead actress and her male counterpart
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Another version of the Alaïa catsuit was also modeled during the 1991 fall runway by model Yasmeen Ghauri, while a version of its skirt counterpart — similar to the one Jenner wore — was shown off by model Nadège du Bospertus, per Vogue.
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Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
On average, people who were retired reported a 0.04-point increase in symptoms of depression than their working counterparts.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Health, 28 Jan. 2025
The research, published earlier this month in the British Journal of Psychiatry, found that men with ADHD die roughly seven years earlier, and women with ADHD die nine years earlier than their counterparts without an ADHD diagnosis.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 28 Jan. 2025
The order also calls on several federal agencies to ensure adequate water resources in Southern California and directs its state counterpart not to interfere with decisions.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 27 Jan. 2025
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Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
On average, people who were retired reported a 0.04-point increase in symptoms of depression than their working counterparts.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Health, 28 Jan. 2025
The research, published earlier this month in the British Journal of Psychiatry, found that men with ADHD die roughly seven years earlier, and women with ADHD die nine years earlier than their counterparts without an ADHD diagnosis.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 28 Jan. 2025
The order also calls on several federal agencies to ensure adequate water resources in Southern California and directs its state counterpart not to interfere with decisions.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Counterpart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/counterpart. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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counterpart
noun
coun·ter·part
ˈkau̇nt-ər-ˌpärt
1
: a part or thing that matches another
the left arm is the counterpart of the right
2
: something that serves to complete something else : complement
3
: a person closely resembling another
Legal Definition
counterpart
noun
coun·ter·part
ˈkau̇n-tər-ˌpärt
: one of two corresponding or duplicate copies of a legal instrument
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