opposite number

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His opposite number, the Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch, agreed, telling the House of Commons: "Britain is not ungovernable."

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Sky Sports pointed to the fact that former Swansea player Ashley Williams was one of their pundits, while Swans boss Vitor Matos - like opposite number Phil Parkinson - was interviewed before the game.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

There was one sour note for club captain Dupont, though, as he was sent to the sin-bin in the second half for a high tackle on opposite number Thomas Souverbie.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

He holed out off the left-arm spin of his opposite number Mitchell Santner.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

He wondered who his opposite number was, the colonel on the far right, the last man on the right of the Union line.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara