0 used to describe communication or activity between people or organizations that are very similar or nearly equal:
Near-peer mentoring: a reflection on the benefits and challenges from both sides of the table
The U.S. Armed Forces lack training to counter adversaries with near-peer fighting capabilities, he said.
Many marriages today could be called "near peer" marriages - not completely equal, but close to it.
Its model uses recent college graduates as near-peer mentors for students lacking the social resources to successfully enroll in and graduate from college.
She has also looked at how men and women can negotiate, especially prior to having children, from traditional marriage or from transitional, near-peer marriage to egalitarian, peer marriage.