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one's opposite number

someone who has the same position as oneself in another company or organization I spoke with my opposite number in the other company but he didn't agree with me about the new sales policy.

the opposite sex

Idiom(s): the opposite sex

Theme: SOCIAL

(from the point of view of a female) males; (from the point of view of a male) females. (Also with member of, as in the example.)
• Ann is crazy about the opposite sex.
• Bill is very shy when he's introduced to the opposite sex.
• Do members of the opposite sex make you nervous?

opposite number|number|opposite

n. phr. A person occupying the same position as someone in a different group, organization, or country. The opposite number of the President of the United States in Germany is the Chancellor of the Federal Republic.

opposite sex|opposite|sex

n. phr. The sex different from the one being discussed or mentioned. Fred came out and said he was gay, having never had any interest in the opposite sex.

opposite number, one's

opposite number, one's
One's counterpart, as in He's my opposite number in the California office. This expression is generally used for a person's equivalent in another organization or system (number alluding to their position in a hierarchy). [c. 1900]

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