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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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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • multilateralism noun
  • multilateralist adjective
  • multilaterally adverb
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of multilateral1

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

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It is a country where the multilateral organisations - the United Nations and the African Union - could still be relevant.

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Prior to the UN Oceans Conference confidence in the multilateral process for solving the world's most pressing issues was low.

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India should be wary of using "bilateral disputes at multilateral fora", he said, adding that India has historically been at the receiving end of being vetoed out by China in such places.

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"China believes that all parties should stand on the side of fairness... and should defend international economic and trade rules and the multilateral trading system."

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They will prompt individual deals with other nations - or compel some grand multilateral agreement.

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