multilaterally
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7.7
- adverb
- /ˌmʌltiˈlætərəli/
- Formal
:
multilateralmente
- The treaty was signed multilaterally, ensuring that all participating governments agreed on the terms.
- multilaterally negotiated
- bilaterally or multilaterally
Examples
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There is a tendency in U.S. foreign policy thinking to bilateralize issues that could more productively be addressed multilaterally.
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We agree to cooperate bilaterally and multilaterally to solve regional conflicts.
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Working multilaterally can be a frustrating experience, but approaching problems with allies works far better than facing problems alone.
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To achieve it, we must act both bilaterally and multilaterally.
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Most importantly, the United States should lead a multilaterally funded Marshall Plan for Afghanistan, the Middle East, and Africa.
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Handling them multilaterally is the obvious way to ensure they are tackled; it is also the only way.
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Indeed, seeking a national interest independently, rather than multilaterally, only led to the worsening of problems.
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I have learned firsthand that the United States is much more effective at resolving global issues when it approaches them multilaterally rather than unilaterally.
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Most states act both unilaterally and multilaterally at times: the former in defense of their national security or in their immediate backyard, the latter in pursuit of global causes.
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In Africa, for example, Arab policy succeeded, both bilaterally and multilaterally, in displacing a significant Israeli influence and securing African support for the Palestinian cause.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
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2.9
In more than one country
Antonyms
How Many
Surface Forms
Morphology
multilaterally = multilateral (transparent) = multi + lateral + ly
The word is a regular adverb formed from the adjective 'multilateral', and its meaning is directly predictable.
Etymology
Multilaterally comes from multi- meaning 'many' and lateral meaning 'side'. Like bilateral ('two-sided') but with many sides, so to act multilaterally is to work with several parties or countries at once.