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multilateral

[ muhl-ti-lat-er-uhl ]

adjective

  1. having several or many sides; many-sided.
  2. participated in by more than two nations, parties, etc.; multipartite:

    multilateral agreements on disarmament.



multilateral

/ ˌmʌltɪˈlætərəl; -ˈlætrəl /

adjective

  1. of or involving more than two nations or parties

    a multilateral pact

  2. having many sides
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌmultiˈlaterally, adverb
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Other Words From

  • multi·later·al·ism noun
  • multi·later·al·ist adjective noun
  • multi·later·al·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of multilateral1

First recorded in 1690–1700; multi- + lateral
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Example Sentences

Covax, a multilateral initiative, was set up to help develop, fund, and equitably distribute vaccines.

From Vox

When Democrats have the keys, big, multilateral agreements are the order of the day.

From Time

He pledged support for multilateral institutions, promised to challenge dictators and to focus on our issues in committee hearings.

We can see it on the global stage where in multilateral organizations, it is not a given that the democracies have the majority of votes or, or voices.

Absent multilateral funding, developing economies have been unable to match the stimulus efforts of their rich world counterparts.

But we should start sharing that burden with other nations and multilateral organizations more than we have.

“The fact is, President Obama has consistently demonstrated his commitment to multilateral diplomacy,” Rice said.

The multilateral governance system remains largely unreformed and apparently immune to changes in business practice.

Assess the variables of unilateral U.S. action or bilateral/multilateral action.

Asking for recognition by the 192 countries of the U.N., by contrast, is the very definition of “multilateral.”

Such relaxations as took place in controls were changes that did not affect the multilateral embargo.

The 70s witnessed a proliferation of multilateral assistance programs.

The word "multilateral" (many-sided) is a translation of the Greek polypleuros.

Triangles are of three kinds, the equilateral or three-sided, the quadrilateral or four-sided, and the multilateral or polyglot.

It will enable the whole sterling area and other countries affiliated with it to resume trade on a multilateral basis.

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