multilateral
[ muhl-ti-lat-er-uh l ]
/ ˌmʌl tɪˈlæt ər əl /
adjective
having several or many sides; many-sided.
participated in by more than two nations, parties, etc.; multipartite: multilateral agreements on disarmament.
OTHER WORDS FROM multilateral
mul·ti·lat·er·al·ism, noun mul·ti·lat·er·al·ist, adjective, noun mul·ti·lat·er·al·ly, adverbWords nearby multilateral
multigraph,
multigravida,
multigym,
multihull,
multilamellar body,
multilateral,
multilateralism,
multilateralize,
multilayer,
multilayered,
multilevel
Example sentences from the Web for multilateralism
I wonder if Wolf and Gladstone are willing to describe that as evidence of multilateralism.
It's hard to see the multilateralism in it—nearly as hard as it is to find Europeans on the front lines.
Finally, in foreign policy, he has set the stage for engagement and multilateralism.
He only scratched the surface in his calls for multilateralism and mutual understanding.
British Dictionary definitions for multilateralism
multilateral
/ (ˌmʌltɪˈlætərəl, -ˈlætrəl) /
adjective
of or involving more than two nations or parties
a multilateral pact
having many sides
Derived forms of multilateral
multilaterally, adverbCultural definitions for multilateralism
multilateralism
[ (mul-tee-lat-uhr-uh-liz-uhm) ]
Trade or diplomatic negotiations among several nations. (See diplomacy and recognition; compare bilateralism (see also bilateralism) and unilateralism.)