multipolar
adjective
mul·ti·po·lar
ˌməl-tē-ˈpō-lər 
-ˌtī-
1
: having several poles (see pole entry 3)
a multipolar generator
multipolar mitoses
2
: having several dendrites
multipolar neurons
3
: characterized by more than two centers of power or interest
a multipolar world
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Rise of the Nonaligned Who wins in a multipolar world?
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Antony J. Blinken, Foreign Affairs, 6 May 2025
Since the end of the Cold War, the United States has largely been expected to follow one of two foreign policy paths: preserve the country’s position as the leader of the liberal international order or withdraw and adjust to a post-American, multipolar world.
—Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2025
The common thread of our enemies’ efforts in the cognitive domain is the enduring injustice of Western colonialism and the need for a diminished West in a multipolar world.
—Michael Miklaucic, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2025
None of the usual descriptors of world order apply anymore: the international system is not unipolar or bipolar or multipolar.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
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Antony J. Blinken, Foreign Affairs, 6 May 2025
Since the end of the Cold War, the United States has largely been expected to follow one of two foreign policy paths: preserve the country’s position as the leader of the liberal international order or withdraw and adjust to a post-American, multipolar world.
—Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2025
The common thread of our enemies’ efforts in the cognitive domain is the enduring injustice of Western colonialism and the need for a diminished West in a multipolar world.
—Michael Miklaucic, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2025
None of the usual descriptors of world order apply anymore: the international system is not unipolar or bipolar or multipolar.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
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multipolar
adjective
mul·ti·po·lar
ˌməl-ti-ˈpō-lər
-ˌtī-
-ˌtī-
1
: having several poles
multipolar mitoses
2
: having several dendrites
multipolar nerve cells
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