The use of Gonzo journalism suggests that journalism can be truthful without striving for Objectivity (journalism) and is loosely equivalent to an editorial.

The Polnocny class ships are classified as medium landing ships in the Russian Navy, and are loosely equivalent to Western tank landing ships.

The Shanghai longdang is loosely equivalent to the hutong, a Mongolian word, in Beijing.

This is loosely equivalent to a franchisee and would serve rural consumers in a group of 5-6 villages.

In a proceeding loosely equivalent to a civilian grand jury, he said that convicting the crew would be difficult because many parties had been at fault.

Toninho is a Portuguese diminutive nickname for Antônio or António, loosely equivalent to Little Tony in English.

Boke and tsukkomi are loosely equivalent to the roles of "funny man" or "comic" (boke) and "straight man" (tsukkomi) in the comedy duos of western culture.

The move was loosely equivalent to a group tennis players switching from wood to wide-body racquets 10 days before Wimbledon.

It is loosely equivalent to the Doctor of Psychology degree in the United States.

An honorific loosely equivalent to "Sir" in India.