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multilateral

adjective

Definition of multilateralnext
as in international
involving more than two groups or countries a multilateral treaty/agreement

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Recent Examples of multilateral What happened at Lanternfish 2026 Lanternfish is a multilateral naval exercise focussesing on critical undersea infrastructure protection and emerging autonomous vehicle threats. — Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026 Additionally, multilateral cooperation expanded during the 2000s and 2010s through forums such as BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). — Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 July 2026 Our country has created an entire multilateral architecture to facilitate such diplomacy, from the United Nations to the International Monetary Fund to the World Bank. — David Bohigian, Fortune, 19 July 2026 Effective multilateral cooperation, according to Frédéric Ramel, a professor at Paris’ Sciences Po, requires both trustworthiness and trust-responsiveness. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for multilateral
Recent Examples of Synonyms for multilateral
  1. international
  2. multinational
  3. foreign
  4. multicultural
Adjective
  • Intocable thus joined a long list of national and international artists who have performed at the world’s second-largest public square, surpassed only by Tiananmen in Beijing.
    — Natalia Cano, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The teams are looking for broadcasters, co-production partners as well as international distribution for the series.
    — Kevin Giraud, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of international
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  • In the wake of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, NATO bolstered its presence on Europe’s eastern flank by sending additional multinational battle groups to Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria and Slovakia.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • This does not mean a small manufacturer suddenly possesses the resources of a multinational company.
    — Onahira Rivas, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of multinational
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  • Creating the pipeline Although skilled chip workers are concentrated overseas, bringing over foreign talent on H-1B visas has become a costly and cumbersome process.
    — Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
  • In Thursday’s ruling, the FCC found that the public interest supports permitting Paramount’s foreign equity ownership to exceed the typical benchmark for such a deal.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of foreign
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  • For all the conservative positioning of Anne as a rebuttal to more urban, racially diverse, multicultural programming…Anne had more significance than this neat divide between contemporary culture and conservative history.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Hispanic and African American households also collectively drive more than a third (36 percent) of TikTok Shop’s beauty spending — which highlights the importance of diverse products and paying attention to a range of multicultural audiences.
    — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of multicultural

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“Multilateral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multilateral. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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