as in international
involving more than two groups or countries
a multilateral treaty/agreement
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Recent Examples of multilateral
European resistance sharpens questions over legitimacy But conversations at Davos and beyond this week also underscored resistance from some European governments, raising questions about the board's legitimacy, leadership structure, and relationship to existing multilateral institutions.
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Willem Marx, NPR, 22 Jan. 2026
Rwanda, for its part, is already engaging with international partners and structuring mixed financing approaches that combine public, private, and multilateral sources.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The multilateral institutions on which the middle powers have relied — the WTO, the UN, the COP — the architecture, the very architecture of collective problem solving are under threat.
—Haley Ott, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
The multilateral trading framework also conveniently obscured China’s own hegemonic ambitions under the procedural neutrality of its rules.
—Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Time, 15 Jan. 2026
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Willem Marx, NPR, 22 Jan. 2026
Rwanda, for its part, is already engaging with international partners and structuring mixed financing approaches that combine public, private, and multilateral sources.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The multilateral institutions on which the middle powers have relied — the WTO, the UN, the COP — the architecture, the very architecture of collective problem solving are under threat.
—Haley Ott, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
The multilateral trading framework also conveniently obscured China’s own hegemonic ambitions under the procedural neutrality of its rules.
—Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Time, 15 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for multilateral
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Now, the Iranian government has made strides towards more broadly implementing technology that allows only people with security clearance to access the international web, Rashidi told CNN.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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The return of his body closed a painful chapter for the country and cleared the way for the next and more challenging phase of the ceasefire, which calls for deploying an international security force, disarming Hamas, pulling back Israeli soldiers and rebuilding Gaza.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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The Culture Map — Erin Meyer A practical framework for understanding and navigating cross-cultural differences that commonly derail multinational integrations.—
Jennifer J. Fondrevay,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Vietnam has been a major beneficiary of globalization, emerging as a key export hub for electronics, garments and consumer goods as multinational firms shifted production away from China.—
Aniruddha Ghosal,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 2026
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Immigration and Integration Minister Rasmus Stoklund said 315 foreign criminals from countries outside the European Union had received sentences of more than a year over the last five years but were not expelled.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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Under the order, the Commerce Department will determine whether a foreign country is supplying oil to Cuba, either directly or through intermediaries.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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John Legend and multicultural gospel choir Voices of Fire leading their own revivalist movement onstage.—
Gail Mitchell,
Billboard,
30 Jan. 2026
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Cape Town Central, South Africa With its somber history, multicultural background and natural landscapes, Cape Town offers travelers a fulfilling trip.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Multilateral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multilateral. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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