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vis-a-vis

Speech parts

1. vis-a-vis - Noun

2. vis-a-vis - Adjective

3. vis-a-vis - Adverb

4. vis-a-vis - Preposition

Meaning

One who, or that which, is face to face with another; esp., one who faces another in dancing.

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.

Face to face.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Each ‘urban struggle' must have its structural content specified, and be considered in terms of the role it plays vis-à-vis the various social classes involved. Then and only then will we know what we are talking about. Manuel Castells

America tends to worship the modest talent because it doesn't put us in an uncomfortable position vis-a-vis the artist. Carlisle Floyd

We want to see Israel withdraw from our territory. But we don't want to be accountable vis-a-vis Israel on the security basis, because we don't see, in the absence of a peace agreement, that Lebanon can really be accountable to Israel if anything happens. Rafik Hariri

I think all governments engage in intelligence gathering vis-a-vis other governments. Henry Paulson

I have not the slightest doubt that what passes for Hindu tolerance vis-a-vis Islam is no more than a combination of ignorance and cowardice. Sita Ram Goel

No other slogan has proved more mischievous for Hinduism than the mindless slogan of Sarva-dharma-samabhAva vis-a-vis Christianity and Islam. Sita Ram Goel

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