as in international
involving more than two groups or countries
a multilateral treaty/agreement
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Recent Examples of multilateral
Trump prefers bilateral trade deals over the multilateral deals that past administrations pursued, like the Trans Pacific Partnership, a trade agreement that would have included 12 Asia-Pacific countries.
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Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 7 July 2025
In addition to wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, President Donald Trump has imposed steep tariffs against major trade partners around the world, undermining other multilateral talks.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
After years of negotiations, Iran joined a multilateral agreement in 2015 designed to prevent it from securing nuclear weapons.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
Recent threats and sanctions against ICC officials by Israel and the United States constitute a direct challenge to the multilateral legal order the EU claims to champion.
—Josep Borrell Fontelles, Foreign Affairs, 27 June 2025
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Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 7 July 2025
In addition to wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, President Donald Trump has imposed steep tariffs against major trade partners around the world, undermining other multilateral talks.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
After years of negotiations, Iran joined a multilateral agreement in 2015 designed to prevent it from securing nuclear weapons.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
Recent threats and sanctions against ICC officials by Israel and the United States constitute a direct challenge to the multilateral legal order the EU claims to champion.
—Josep Borrell Fontelles, Foreign Affairs, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for multilateral
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British soldiers were sent to Afghanistan as part of an international deployment against al Qaeda and Taliban forces in the war on terror after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
20 July 2025
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The protestors also called on Malaysia's government to exercise its right under international norms to reject Adams' proposed appointment.—
Mandy Leong,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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The value of CDPs holds true in both multinational companies and high-risk businesses.—
Bojan Ilic,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Kering is a French multinational company specializing in luxury goods.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
10 July 2025
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Beijing has long worried that the US could undermine the Chinese economy by choking off its supply of foreign oil, and has poured investment both into reviving domestic production and electrifying its economy, especially transport.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
22 July 2025
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So in many other ways, the sounds and sights of their household were foreign to us.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
22 July 2025
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What To Do In An ICE Raid At Your Workplace Joycelyn David, a multicultural leadership and marketing expert, says business leaders need cultural fluency now more than ever, as ICE raids impact employee morale, customer trust and brand reputation.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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Black people are depicted as rapists and cannibals, Jews as rapacious and controlling, and white people who believe in a multicultural society as race traitors who also deserve to die.—
James Shapiro,
The Atlantic,
18 July 2025
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“Multilateral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multilateral. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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