as in international
involving more than two groups or countries
a multilateral treaty/agreement
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Recent Examples of multilateral
Ultimately, the challenge lies in overcoming institutional rigidity to mobilize the vast potential of the multilateral system to bridge crucial financing gaps.
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
Trump's skepticism of NATO and other multilateral agreements, coupled with his America First doctrine, reflects a similar distrust of alliances, emphasizing self-reliance and national strength.
—Frank Lavin, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
Back in January, the multilateral organization had predicted global growth would expand at the same rate as last year.
—Rafael Nam, NPR, 22 Apr. 2025
The multilateral deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), won the backing of major powers, setting strict limits for Iranian nuclear activities in exchange for sanctions relief.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
Trump's skepticism of NATO and other multilateral agreements, coupled with his America First doctrine, reflects a similar distrust of alliances, emphasizing self-reliance and national strength.
—Frank Lavin, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
Back in January, the multilateral organization had predicted global growth would expand at the same rate as last year.
—Rafael Nam, NPR, 22 Apr. 2025
The multilateral deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), won the backing of major powers, setting strict limits for Iranian nuclear activities in exchange for sanctions relief.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for multilateral
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Token equivalence could raise new questions about taxation, investor protections, and international jurisdictional conflicts.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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In a recent example of a sitting lawmaker being tried, then-Sen. Robert Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, faced trial last year over his involvement in an international bribery scheme.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
20 May 2025
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The reach of these programs, and China’s dominant role in the global economy, mean a wide range of multinational companies rely on suppliers that have received Uyghur workers.—
David Pierson,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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Once confined to prison networks in Venezuela’s Aragua state, TDA has grown into a sprawling, multinational criminal syndicate.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2025
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The Israeli foreign ministry identified the victims as Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Visibly, at least, the British government has been unwilling to exert meaningful pressure on the Egyptian authorities, despite the U.K. being Egypt’s third-largest foreign investor and a major supplier of military training and equipment.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
23 May 2025
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This multicultural circus indulges the racial stereotyping that should be Hwang’s subject.—
Armond White,
National Review,
21 May 2025
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And that was my impression of L.A. — the multicultural, multi-experience of a city.—
Jason Parham,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2025
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“Multilateral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multilateral. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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