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
Recent Examples on the Web
The Great America branding, both for the Santa Clara park and its Midwestern counterpart, was a nod to their opening dates: 1976, the nation’s bicentennial.
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Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
The interactions between the furry digital Williams and his real-life counterparts and environments were so central to the VFX that Millar and the Wētā team did previs versions of 10 musical numbers, which Gracey used to secure funding for his indie feature.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 3 Jan. 2025
But there’s bad blood between Burritt and his Cleveland-Cliffs counterpart, raising the question of whether U.S. Steel investors would need to heap on the pressure to get a deal done.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Corden plays Smithy, Gavin’s charismatic and food-lover of a best friend, while his Barry counterpart is Jones, playing Nessa: an enigmatic, unyielding black-bobbed woman with a deadpan tone and thick Welsh accent to boot.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Jan. 2025
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Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
The interactions between the furry digital Williams and his real-life counterparts and environments were so central to the VFX that Millar and the Wētā team did previs versions of 10 musical numbers, which Gracey used to secure funding for his indie feature.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 3 Jan. 2025
But there’s bad blood between Burritt and his Cleveland-Cliffs counterpart, raising the question of whether U.S. Steel investors would need to heap on the pressure to get a deal done.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Corden plays Smithy, Gavin’s charismatic and food-lover of a best friend, while his Barry counterpart is Jones, playing Nessa: an enigmatic, unyielding black-bobbed woman with a deadpan tone and thick Welsh accent to boot.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Counterpart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/counterpart. Accessed 9 Jan. 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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