your opposite number
(one's) opposite number
Someone who has the same or very similar position, role, or function in a different group, company, or country; one's counterpart elsewhere. I've been going over the merger details with my opposite number in the XYZ Media. The Environmental Protection Agency and their opposite numbers around the globe have been negotiating new legislation aimed at curbing the effects of climate change.
See also: number, opposite
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
your ˌopposite ˈnumber
a person who holds the same position as you in another country, organization, company, etc: The American Secretary of State will meet his Russian opposite number tomorrow. She’s my opposite number in IBM.See also: number, opposite
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
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