as in international
involving more than two groups or countries
a multilateral treaty/agreement
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Recent Examples of multilateral
China has approached some G20 governments with wording for a joint declaration voicing support for the multilateral trading system, an EU diplomat told Reuters.
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Beijing and Washington Bureaus, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
Three drivers include geopolitical conflict, a shift toward multi-polarity in thinking through the rise of multilateral institutions beyond a U.S.-led global order, and the U.S. policy environment.
—Alexandra Pastore, Footwear News, 20 May 2025
For more than a decade, the Communist Party of China has positioned itself as a vocal opponent of terrorism in global fora, invoking the language of stability, responsibility, and multilateral cooperation.
—Jianli Yang, National Review, 18 May 2025
Russian forces were on the outskirts of Kyiv, so negotiators had no time for multilateral diplomacy.
—Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 8 May 2025
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Beijing and Washington Bureaus, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
Three drivers include geopolitical conflict, a shift toward multi-polarity in thinking through the rise of multilateral institutions beyond a U.S.-led global order, and the U.S. policy environment.
—Alexandra Pastore, Footwear News, 20 May 2025
For more than a decade, the Communist Party of China has positioned itself as a vocal opponent of terrorism in global fora, invoking the language of stability, responsibility, and multilateral cooperation.
—Jianli Yang, National Review, 18 May 2025
Russian forces were on the outskirts of Kyiv, so negotiators had no time for multilateral diplomacy.
—Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for multilateral
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In an executive order dated Feb. 4, Trump ordered a review within 180 days of U.S. participation in and funding for all international organizations, including the United Nations.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 June 2025
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Gabor Rona, a professor at Cardozo School of Law who specializes in international humanitarian law, agreed with the criticism of GHF.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
1 June 2025
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Once confined to prison networks in Venezuela’s Aragua state, TDA has grown into a sprawling, multinational criminal syndicate.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2025
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For multinational organizations, facility management data can help standardize sustainability practices across diverse regulatory environments.—
Rhett Power,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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The Israeli foreign ministry identified the victims as Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Visibly, at least, the British government has been unwilling to exert meaningful pressure on the Egyptian authorities, despite the U.K. being Egypt’s third-largest foreign investor and a major supplier of military training and equipment.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
23 May 2025
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This multicultural circus indulges the racial stereotyping that should be Hwang’s subject.—
Armond White,
National Review,
21 May 2025
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And that was my impression of L.A. — the multicultural, multi-experience of a city.—
Jason Parham,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2025
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“Multilateral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multilateral. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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