vis-à-vis
preposition
°In relation to; compared with;.
"Canada's role vis-à-vis the United States' in Afghanistan"
°Opposite, across from, set so as to be facing.
"He was seated vis-à-vis the president."
noun
°A small horse-drawn carriage for two people sitting facing each other.
°One of two (or more) people facing or opposite each other during a formal dance, at a dinner table etc.
adjective
°face-to-face.
°(numismatics of a coin) having two portraits facing each other.
verb
°face to face (with another).
°(archaic) In a position facing a specified or implied subject.