as in international
involving more than two groups or countries
a multilateral treaty/agreement
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Recent Examples of multilateral
Trump participates in a multilateral meeting with European leaders.
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Cate Martel, The Hill, 18 Aug. 2025
The European leaders and Trump will then take a group photo, which is expected to be followed at 3 p.m. by multilateral meeting between Trump and the European leaders in the East Room.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2025
India’s prime minister will visit China this month for the first time since 2018, to attend a multilateral summit.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2025
These initiatives aim to reduce aid instability by promoting harmonization, strengthening accountability and leveraging private and multilateral funding sources.
—Sonal Nain, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2025
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Cate Martel, The Hill, 18 Aug. 2025
The European leaders and Trump will then take a group photo, which is expected to be followed at 3 p.m. by multilateral meeting between Trump and the European leaders in the East Room.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2025
India’s prime minister will visit China this month for the first time since 2018, to attend a multilateral summit.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2025
These initiatives aim to reduce aid instability by promoting harmonization, strengthening accountability and leveraging private and multilateral funding sources.
—Sonal Nain, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for multilateral
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Delivered to a high standard by Thales’s international team, in close collaboration with industry partners, this achievement showcases the quality, openness, and technical expertise that have defined Thales’s approach to the Type 31 delivery – earning praise from the Royal Navy.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
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Today, Interpol unites 196 member countries under the leadership of a secretary general, orchestrating daily operations to combat various international crimes.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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What happens to local companies when a multinational tech giant enters the scene?—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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Throughout his tenure at the Armani group, the designer held a majority stake at his company and resisted selling it to multinational companies like LVMH.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
4 Sep. 2025
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International implications of using foreign fighters By allowing non-Ukrainians to serve, Kyiv runs the risk of these fighters being labelled as mercenaries by Russia, leaving them vulnerable to capture, detention and extradition to Russia.—
Rebecca Johns,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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One of the charming aspects of following foreign football is realising that certain concepts are expressed in different ways to how it’s done in your own country.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Ishizuka-Stephen drew on Nels in her report, and within two years, the NEA rebranded the day around multicultural books and gradually the Cat in the Hat disappeared from Read Across America logos.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Aug. 2025
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Rodriguez is the founder of AEM (American Entertainment Marketing), a marketing and strategy agency specializing in film distribution, publicity, multicultural marketing and awards campaigns.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Multilateral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multilateral. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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