opposite number

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opposite number (plural opposite numbers)

  1. (idiomatic) A person who holds a position in an organization that corresponds to that held by another person in another organization; a counterpart
    • 1961 October, “The winter timetables of British Railways: Western Region”, in Trains Illustrated, page 590:
      Except for the mid-winter period, when the 11.30 a.m. from Paddington and its opposite number will be withdrawn - Torquay now has seven daily expresses to and from Paddington as compared with five down and six up previously.

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