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