multilateral
Use Multilateral in a sentence
tɪˈlæt adjective
1.
having several or many sides; many-sided.
2.
participated in by more than two nations, parties, etc.; multipartite: multilateral agreements on disarmament.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | of or involving more than two nations or parties: a multilateral pact |
| 2. | having many sides |
| multi'laterally | |
| —adv | |
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Multilateral
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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Example sentences
Some advocates are calling for an increase in global health funding from global and multilateral donors.
It's obvious that conservation takes a backseat to political and economic influences when dealing with multilateral agreements.
Foundations, for example, usually cover the start-up costs of a multilateral program but don't want to be long-term supporters.
The first is that this could mark the beginning of a better multilateral economic system.
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