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multilateral
[ muhl-ti-lat-er-uhl ]
adjective
- having several or many sides; many-sided.
- participated in by more than two nations, parties, etc.; multipartite:
multilateral agreements on disarmament.
multilateral
/ ˌmʌltɪˈlætərəl; -ˈlætrəl /
adjective
- of or involving more than two nations or parties
a multilateral pact
- having many sides
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Derived Forms
- ˌmultiˈlaterally, adverb
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Other Words From
- multi·later·al·ism noun
- multi·later·al·ist adjective noun
- multi·later·al·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of multilateral1
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Example Sentences
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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