unilaterally

[ yoo-nuh-lat-er-uh-lee ]

/ ˌyu nəˈlæt ər ə li /

adverb

involving, done by, or decided by only one person, side, party, or faction: Instead of bargaining with teachers and public service workers, the governor and the legislature have unilaterally reduced pension and health benefits.

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seclusion

a false belief or opinion.

the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid.

the state of being isolated, kept apart, or withdrawn into solitude.

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Origin of unilaterally

unilateral + -ly

Words nearby unilaterally

unilateral anesthesia, Unilateral Declaration of Independence, unilateral hemianopsia, unilateral hermaphroditism, unilateralism, unilaterally, unilateral neglect, unilineal, unilinear, unilingual, uniliteral

Example sentences from the Web for unilaterally

For weeks, Franchot has publicly and privately called on the governor to send $2,000 checks to state residents, an action he says the governor could take unilaterally.
Hogan pitches $750 stimulus checks for Maryland’s poorest families|Erin Cox|January 12, 2021|Washington Post
This trend, especially when applied unilaterally, erodes the fundamental model of cloud computing, which relies on free movement of data across borders.
The balkanization of the cloud is bad for everyone|Amy Nordrum|December 17, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Another huge personnel expense that cannot be unilaterally cut are retiree health and pension benefits.
Defund the Police? Here’s What’s Actually Possible in San Diego|Ashly McGlone|December 17, 2020|Voice of San Diego
Collaboration and partnerships in adtech have typically been hard to come by, leading market-moving companies to make unilateral decisions that they believe are in the best interest of their customers, and arguably, themselves.
Privacy changes are ushering in a new era of adtech collaboration|Criteo|November 16, 2020|Digiday

After Kerry’s peace initiative failed in 2014, Erekat started to become disillusioned with the peace process and began pushing for unilateral Palestinian measures in international institutions.
Longtime Palestinian peace negotiator Saeb Erekat dies at 65|Barak Ravid|November 11, 2020|Axios
But that was so yesterday, much like his contention that he lacked the power to unilaterally confer amnesty.
With Immigration Move, Obama and the Welfare Party Strike Again|Lloyd Green|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And neither he, nor his secret police squad or some lawyer from Detroit, get to change that unilaterally on a whim.
Small Town Keeps Cops Secret From...ISIS|Cliff Schecter|October 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There are, of course, limits to what Obama can do unilaterally.
Obama’s NSA Reforms Show He Alone Can’t Stop Big Brother|Julian Sanchez|January 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 2012 for example, Gates warned publicly in a speech that it would be disastrous if Israel were to unilaterally strike Iran .
In Gates Book, Details of Israel’s Hard Bargaining Over Saudi Arms|Eli Lake|January 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Henry Ford, founder, chief executive officer, and dictator of the Ford Motor Company, unilaterally raised—doubled!
Henry Ford Understood That Raising Wages Would Bring Him More Profit|Daniel Gross|January 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Such aid is not an act of war, even if a dictator should unilaterally proclaim it so to be.
State of the Union Addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt|Franklin D. Roosevelt
Valve turgid in the middle and at the apices which are unilaterally truncate.
The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and Vicinity|Charles Sumner Boyer

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