as in international
involving more than two groups or countries
a multilateral treaty/agreement
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Recent Examples of multilateral
As one of the world’s busiest shipping corridors, its management should fall under multilateral cooperation.
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Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Addressing the intersection of nuclear proliferation and emerging technologies will also require global buy-in, including from China and Russia, and the updating of international safeguards and multilateral export regimes.
—Mariano-Florentino CuÉllar, Foreign Affairs, 25 Sep. 2025
Trump plans to hold a series of bilateral and multilateral meetings throughout Tuesday, Leavitt said.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 23 Sep. 2025
Reforms of multilateral development banks and the wider uptake of guarantee mechanisms could help shift this picture, while convergence around ISSB standards may bring long-overdue consistency to disclosure.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Addressing the intersection of nuclear proliferation and emerging technologies will also require global buy-in, including from China and Russia, and the updating of international safeguards and multilateral export regimes.
—Mariano-Florentino CuÉllar, Foreign Affairs, 25 Sep. 2025
Trump plans to hold a series of bilateral and multilateral meetings throughout Tuesday, Leavitt said.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 23 Sep. 2025
Reforms of multilateral development banks and the wider uptake of guarantee mechanisms could help shift this picture, while convergence around ISSB standards may bring long-overdue consistency to disclosure.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for multilateral
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In October 2024, the arrest of prominent Cambodian journalist Mech Dara, who helped expose the human trafficking fueling online scam centers, prompted widespread international concern.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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There would be a symbolic deployment of international forces, and a kind of coördination system between Israel, the United States, and other international forces about any violations of the ceasefire.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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The firm’s work with multinational corporations seeking licenses and permits before government agencies (such as energy companies requesting development permits or investment companies negotiating with the Securities and Exchange Commission), or even litigating in federal court, could evaporate.—
Fabio Bertoni,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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At treasury operations across major corporations, finance directors are quietly testing a technology that could reshape how multinational companies move money.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Whether or not Takaichi's administration is as tough on immigration issues as her campaign rhetoric suggests, some observers warn that failing to actively invest in and integrate foreign nationals into society will have lasting harm on Asia’s second-largest economy.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Chen kept ledgers of bribes, according to the indictment, and in 2019 a $3 million yacht was bought for a senior official in an unnamed foreign government.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Christina Milian uses travel and music to help her kids feel proud of their multicultural roots.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
24 Oct. 2025
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The children’s component will also allow for young people to connect with older relatives using multicultural hand puppets in role-play storytelling.—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Multilateral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multilateral. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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