Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having many sides.
- adjective Involving more than two nations or parties.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In mathematics, having more lines or sides than one.
- Hence Generally, many-sided.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having many sides; many-sided.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Having
many sides orpoints ofview . - adjective Involving more than one
party (often used in politics to refer to negotiations, talks, or proceedings involving severalnations ).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having many parts or sides
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Examples
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Annan used the word multilateral nine times before mentioning Iraq.
The Great Experiment Strobe Talbott 2008
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Pacific, didn't pay enough attention to the United Nations and the other what we call multilateral forums where we all get together as nations.
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For us, coming down to Seattle, we came down with a slogan of fighting the Global Free Logging Agreement, which is what we call the multilateral impediment on investments that was a key component of the WTO.
Democracy Now! 2009
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For us, coming down to Seattle, we came down with a slogan of fighting the Global Free Logging Agreement, which is what we call the multilateral impediment on investments that was a key component of the WTO.
Democracy Now! 2009
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In any case, we do not live in multilateral, international deal-making times.
History will see these cuts as one of the great acts of political folly Will Hutton 2010
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However, the policy explicitly includes a commitment to renew U.S. leadership within multilateral development organizations, and widespread multilateral engagement can provide a balance to more narrowly selective and focused bilateral efforts.
Noam Unger: Set to Lead Again? New U.S. Engagement on Global Development Noam Unger 2010
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- Sent envoys to Middle East and other parts of the world that had been neglected for years; reengaging in multilateral and bilateral talks and diplomacy
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Sent envoys to Middle East and other parts of the world that had been neglected for years; reengaging in multilateral and bilateral talks and diplomacy
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Sent envoys to Middle East and other parts of the world that had been neglected for years; reengaging in multilateral and bilateral talks and diplomacy
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Rather than be seen as lecturing China on its exchange rate, the United States should be doing even more to push its European allies to allow a larger Chinese voice in multilateral forums.
Beyond brinkmanship: A better economic path for the U.S. and China Mohamed A. El-Erian 2010
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