as in international
involving more than two groups or countries
a multilateral treaty/agreement
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Recent Examples of multilateral
The book identifies a host of factors that have thwarted global environmental cooperation, including the Western world’s neoliberal economic ideology, failures to distribute the burdens of adaptation, dysfunctional international institutions, and weak global norms of multilateral problem solving.
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Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
In mid-February, the Russian ships reached the Indonesian island of Bali for a multilateral naval exercise codenamed Komodo-2025.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
As the head of a far-right party, Meloni is ideologically aligned with Trump on issues including curbing migration, promoting traditional values and skepticism toward multilateral institutions.
—Colleen Barry and Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
The Trump administration has shown that binding and non-binding international agreements out of multilateral institutions directly affect industries as varied as food and beverage, energy, technology and life sciences.
—Kristen Edgreen Kaufman, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
In mid-February, the Russian ships reached the Indonesian island of Bali for a multilateral naval exercise codenamed Komodo-2025.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
As the head of a far-right party, Meloni is ideologically aligned with Trump on issues including curbing migration, promoting traditional values and skepticism toward multilateral institutions.
—Colleen Barry and Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
The Trump administration has shown that binding and non-binding international agreements out of multilateral institutions directly affect industries as varied as food and beverage, energy, technology and life sciences.
—Kristen Edgreen Kaufman, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for multilateral
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Dozens of lawsuits have been filed challenging Trump's executive orders and actions taken by his administration, including the dismantling of federal agencies and the crackdown on international students involved in pro-Palestinian campus protests.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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Trump’s executive order offers a way to bypass the international process and start extracting.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
8 May 2025
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The growth of shadow IoT devices at the enterprise level and the lax implementation of security rules for IoT device makers present a serious risk to multinational corporations.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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Putting the upfronts presentation on YouTube really underscores late-night hosts’ secondary duty of being a mascot for their multinational corporation.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
16 May 2025
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His foreign ministry spelled out that talks about the root causes of the conflict must precede discussions of a ceasefire.—
Tom Balmforth,
USA Today,
12 May 2025
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Most of the tariffs initially announced by Trump are paused until July 9, replaced instead by a 10% baseline tariff on all foreign goods — but Chinese imports currently face a levy of 145%.—
Natalie Wu,
CNBC,
10 May 2025
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But the pope’s multicultural and multilingual identity has put them at ease.—
Elizabeth Dias,
New York Times,
8 May 2025
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Plans to turn around its North America business include expanding further into multicultural and functional products, like its Simply, Sabra and Siete brands.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Multilateral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multilateral. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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