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 and creditor countries have used most international gatherings to refine the Common Framework agreement that was meant to make recovering from debt distress quicker and easier.
From Reuters • Sep. 1, 2023
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
The Ax-1 mission will have to be approved by the Multilateral Crew Operations Panel, the space station’s managing body of partner countries that includes the U.S.,
From The Verge • Jan. 26, 2021
U.S. trade negotiators made significant progress over the past year in assuring effective implementation of the agreements negotiated during the Tokyo Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations.
From State of the Union Address by Carter, Jimmy
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