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What (who) is vis-a-vis - definition

WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Vis-a-vis; Vis a vis; Visavi; Visavis; Vis à Vis; Viz a viz; Vis a viz; Vis-á-vis; Vis a Vis; Vis-à-vis (disambiguation); Visàvis; Vis-a-vis (disambiguation)

Vis-a-vis         
·adv Face to face.
II. Vis-a-vis ·noun One who, or that which, is face to face with another; ·esp., one who faces another in dancing.
III. Vis-a-vis ·noun A carriage in which two persons sit face to face. Also, a form of sofa with seats for two persons, so arranged that the occupants are face to face while sitting on opposite sides.
vis-a-vis         
You use vis-a-vis when you are considering a relationship or comparison between two things or quantities. (FORMAL)
Each currency is given a value vis-a-vis the other currencies.
PREP
vis-a-vis         
[?vi:z?:'vi:]
¦ preposition
1. in relation to.
2. as compared with; as opposed to.
¦ adverb archaic in a position facing a specified or implied subject.
¦ noun (plural same) a person or thing occupying a corresponding position to that of another; a counterpart.
Origin
C18: Fr., lit. 'face to face', from OFr. vis 'face'.

Wikipedia

Vis-à-vis

Vis-à-vis may refer to:

  • Vis-à-vis, a French expression in English, literally "face to face (with)", meaning in comparison with or in relation to
  • Vis-à-vis (album), by Karol Mikloš, 2002
  • Vis-à-vis (carriage), a type of horse-drawn carriage
  • Vis a vis (TV series), a Spanish TV series
  • "Vis à Vis" (Star Trek: Voyager), an episode of the TV series
Examples of use of vis-a-vis
1. And our achievements vis–a–vis our enemies pale in the face of our achievements vis–a–vis ourselves.
2. "It involves the whole Islamic world vis–a–vis Denmark and vis–a–vis the trend of Islamophobia," he said.
3. "I‘m being tested not only vis–a–vis Israel but also vis–a–vis my future wife," he explains.
4. It must be handled with great sensitivity vis–a–vis the families, and with no less determination vis–a–vis our bitterest enemies.
5. Turkey‘s policy vis–a–vis Iran has two basic principles.