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four-party

four-party

1 6.5
An agreement that involves four different people or groups
  • adjective
  • /fɔrˈpɑrti/
translation icon : cuatripartito
  • International support for a solution to the divided-Korea problem is crucial for the success of the four-party peace talks in the future.
  • four-party talks
  • four-party peace

Examples

  • The four-party negotiations aim to resolve key issues affecting all involved nations.

  • At the meeting, North Korea also repeatedly demanded a guarantee of massive food aid before the convening of the four-party Korean peace talks in Geneva.

    Academic text (2002)
  • International Approach to Peace Regime Building: The Four-Party Peace Talks

    Academic text (2002)
  • Let us now turn to the international approach to peace regime building through the four-party Korean peace talks.

    Academic text (2002)
  • In our view, four-party peace talks are probably the best approach to establishing a durable peace on the Korean peninsula from an international perspective.

    Academic text (2002)
  • A second round of the four-party preparatory meeting was held in New York City on September 18-19, 1997.

    Academic text (2002)
  • On the international level, the ROK government needs to take an initiative to reactivate the stalled four-party talks.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Furthermore, in April 1996, President Bill Clinton and President Kim Young Sam announced a proposal for four-party talks (Republic of Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the United States, and China) on Korean reunification.

    Academic text (1999)
  • On 16 April 1996, the ROK and U.S. governments jointly proposed a four-party peace conference among the two Koreas, China, and the United States to initiate a process aimed at achieving a permanent peace treaty to replace the 1953 Korean armistice agreement.

    Academic text (2002)
  • During the summit, leaders from different nations discussed the importance of a four-party agreement.

Synonyms

quadripartite
vsfour-party
  • Formal
9.9

Having four different parts or groups

is the plain neutral alternative rather than a technical or formal term

Surface Forms

four-party positive

Morphology

four-party = four + party (transparent) = four + party

A straightforward compound of the numeral 'four' and the noun 'party' denoting involvement of four parties.

Etymology

Four-party combines four ('four') and party ('group' or 'side'), like a two-party case but with four groups, so it means an agreement, talk, or system that involves four different people or groups.