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multilateralism

[ (mul-tee-lat-uhr-uh-liz-uhm) ]

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Trade or diplomatic negotiations among several nations. (See diplomacy and recognition; compare bilateralism (see also bilateralism) and unilateralism.)

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Example sentences from the Web for multilateralism

I wonder if Wolf and Gladstone are willing to describe that as evidence of multilateralism.
Obama and Merkel Play Friends for the Cameras|Russell A. Berman|June 5, 2011|DAILY BEAST
It's hard to see the multilateralism in it—nearly as hard as it is to find Europeans on the front lines.
Obama and Merkel Play Friends for the Cameras|Russell A. Berman|June 5, 2011|DAILY BEAST
This enhanced multilateralism must be based on at least two premises that are hard to discern in U.S. policy today.
We're Handling China All Wrong|Jeffrey E. Garten|February 17, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Finally, in foreign policy, he has set the stage for engagement and multilateralism.
Following in JFK's Footsteps|Doris Kearns Goodwin|January 19, 2010|DAILY BEAST

He only scratched the surface in his calls for multilateralism and mutual understanding.
Amateur Hour at the White House|Leslie H. Gelb|November 22, 2009|DAILY BEAST

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