multilateral
Americanadjective
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having several or many sides; many-sided.
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participated in by more than two nations, parties, etc.; multipartite.
multilateral agreements on disarmament.
adjective
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of or involving more than two nations or parties
a multilateral pact
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having many sides
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Multilateral institutions are also stepping in: The World Bank recently approved a $10.6 million grant for Uzbekistan’s national oil company to repair leaks across its aging transmission network.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Multilateral development banks such as the EIB and the World Bank had pledged three years ago to collectively achieve those targets by 2025.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 14, 2022
The body that governs the operation of the space station is the Multilateral Coordination Board.
From Salon • Apr. 12, 2022
Much of the insurance is written by non-commercial agencies such as the Overseas Private Investment Corp of the United States and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, part of the World Bank.
From Reuters • Mar. 23, 2022
Efforts by U.S. trade negotiators also helped to persuade a number of key developing countries to accept many of the non-tariff codes negotiated during the Multilateral Trade Negotiations.
From State of the Union Address by Carter, Jimmy
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