MULTILATERAL Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

multilateral

adjective

Definition of multilateral

as in international

involving more than two groups or countries a multilateral treaty/agreement

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Recent Examples of multilateral Panels of independent experts and researchers operating under a multilateral mandate can investigate how governments treat those within their borders or at the receiving end of their actions. — Anjali Dayal, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026 Post-communist economies received $165 billion in multilateral support between 1990-95. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026 This doesn’t eliminate the risk but helps contain it in the immediate term as multilateral agreements coalesce. — Bhaskar Chakravorti, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026 Officials said the restrictions were necessary to ensure the smooth running of the major multilateral gathering. — ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for multilateral

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Netanyahu’s decision to bring two Jewish supremacists into government became emblematic of Israel’s rightward turn—and one of the factors in its growing international isolation.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
Currently, 90% of Space42’s revenue is generated in the UAE, with the remaining 10% coming from international markets.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of international

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Beirut's private-press scene has little in common with the studio culture of ’80s Tokyo, where an abundance of resources and technology filtered the same foreign influences into something more perfect and polished.

— Shy Clara Thompson, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
Reuters reported that Tesla’s work in China could also complicate things, as Starlink technology is used in foreign conflicts and the company has a relationship with the Pentagon.

— Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026

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Green spaces integrated into the cityscape, multicultural communities and vibrant urban life are among the prominent features of the city.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
She’s represented by Port City Models and has walked in multicultural fashion shows — a different résumé from former Miss Universe contestant Martínez Fournier or New York runway model Tinsley.

— Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of multicultural

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