vis-à-vis

Definition

In relation to; compared with.

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French vis-à-vis.

Example Sentences

• "Canada's role vis-à-vis the United States' in Afghanistan"
• "We have identified an miR-1246 target site in the noncoding region of F8 mRNA and were able to confirm the suppressory role of hsa-miR-1246 on F8 expression in a stable lymphoblastoid cell line expressing FVIII. These findings suggest several testable hypotheses vis-à-vis the role of nc-RNAs in the regulation of F8 expression."
• "He was seated vis-à-vis the president."