bilateral

adjective

Definition of bilateralnext
as in cooperative
involving two groups or countries; having or affecting two sides bilateral trade agreements a bilateral treaty

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Recent Examples of bilateral Without that infrastructure, the region risks defaulting to the bilateral agreements that stalled cross-border electronic signature recognition in Latin America for more than a decade. — Aaron Stanley, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 After working around the clock for the better part of a week toward an interim bilateral trade deal, trade officials from the United States and Canada may have reached a consensus that will stave off a fresh round of punishing tariffs. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026 However, in recent years bilateral ties have plunged, marred by frequent tit-for-tat trade tensions and growing geopolitical rivalries. — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026 Washington and Beijing also appear to be making no progress towards building a pillar of their trade truce, a bilateral board of investment, the head of a top US business group told the South China Morning Post. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bilateral
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bilateral
  1. cooperative
  2. collective
  3. communal
  4. reciprocal
  5. shared
  6. consensual
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  • The event reveals the cooperative hunting strategies of orcas, where multiple individuals work together to isolate and subdue large prey.
    — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Swalwell was cooperative with investigators, the outlet said, citing sources on the ground.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of cooperative
Adjective
  • Until there is a method to identify CTE in a living brain, the results of the collective efforts to make football safer won’t be known for another 15 to 20 years.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Gal Gadot aside, the most prominent version of Wonder Woman etched in our collective cultural memory—the one from the classic comic strips and the TV series starring Lynda Carter—features her pointed tiara with a central red star.
    — Giorgia Olivieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of collective
Adjective
  • There is a big opportunity to make communal listening spaces feel special again.
    — Jesse Kirshbaum, SPIN, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Psychologist Katie Witkiewitz observed in an APA Speaking of Psychology interview that people are increasingly choosing not to drink as a group, and that the communal nature of that choice carries real weight.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of communal
Adjective
  • Invoking national emergency powers and ‘reciprocal’ levies, Trump layered tariffs on Canadian goods and key sectors worldwide before a Supreme Court ruling voided his most sweeping measures.
    — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Researchers at other local universities had their reciprocal library rights cut off.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of reciprocal
Adjective
  • That gets you a bike room and shared roof-deck, and Vanderbilt Avenue is right down the block with its restaurant row and Open Street.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Captured from the water, this image shows the ocean as a shared space, where humans and wildlife briefly move together within the same powerful coastal environment.
    — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of shared
Adjective
  • Meta is rolling out an obvious fix to make its AI glasses less creepy amid backlash over the glasses’ non-consensual recordings that have flooded the Internet.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
  • After receiving his Miranda warnings, the defendant allegedly admitted to consensual intercourse with the 17-year-old.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of consensual

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“Bilateral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bilateral. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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