vis-à-vis
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8.1
- adverb
- /ˌviːz ə ˈviː/
:
cara a cara
- In negotiations, it's important to maintain a strong position vis-à-vis your counterpart to ensure your interests are protected.
Examples
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But in multipolarity, each state has more freedom to position itself vis-à-vis the others.
Academic text (1991) -
Did the process strengthen civil society vis-à-vis the state, and did it provide for greater protection of civil liberties?
Academic text (1994) -
Once every few years, countries will be called on to report comprehensively on how their domestic system is doing vis-à-vis their international obligations.
Academic text (1994) -
Some former empires were agents of change and progress and had generally good intentions vis-à-vis their subjects.
Academic text (2003) -
A central argument concerns the relative autonomy of the state and state managers vis-à-vis the economy and capitalists.
Academic text (1990) -
Political considerations aside, there is no particular reason why farmers should be in a privileged position vis-à-vis other landowners.
Academic text (2004) -
Now I was ready to examine my system of defenses and armaments vis-à-vis the public world.
Academic text (1990) -
Within monogamous marriages, the strength of the conjugal relationship has grown vis-à-vis other family and community relationships.
Academic text (2001) -
Or is New Delhi pursuing the civilian nuclear deal without being sensitive to Washington's concerns vis-à-vis Iran?
Academic text (2008) -
The two politicians stood vis-à-vis, ready to debate the critical issues facing the nation.
Synonyms
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2.3
In the same place as someone and looking at them directly
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1.0
Facing or placed directly across from someone
Antonyms
How Facing
Surface Forms
Etymology
Vis-à-vis comes from French and literally means vis 'face' + à 'to' + vis 'face', or 'face-to-face'. So you use vis-à-vis as an adverb when two people or things are opposite or facing each other.