vis-à-vis

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vis-à-vis / ˈvēz ə ˈvē/ • prep. in relation to; with regard to: many agencies now have a unit to deal with women's needs vis-à-vis employment. ∎  as compared with; as opposed to: the advantage for U.S. exports is the value of the dollar vis-à-vis other currencies. • adv. archaic in a position facing a specified or implied subject: he was there vis-à-vis with Miss Arundel. • n. (pl. same) 1. a person or group occupying a corresponding position to that of another person or group in a different area or domain; a counterpart: his admiration for the U.S. armed services extends to their vis-à-vis, the Russian military. 2. a face-to-face meeting: the dreaded vis-à-vis with his boss.


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