as in international
involving more than two groups or countries
a multilateral treaty/agreement
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Recent Examples of multilateral
Beijing does not like its companies facing sanctions and its government facing cascading, multilateral condemnation.
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2024
Ultimately, collaboration between developing and developed states enhances the credibility of multilateral tax reform efforts.
—Andrew Leahey, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
History suggests that the most effective approach to resolving frozen conflicts is multilateral, with governments and officials across countries working in concert to mediate disputes.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024
Hopes that more climate cash will follow Countries also anticipate that this deal will send signals that help drive funding from other sources, like multilateral development banks and private sources.
—Seth Borenstein, Sibi Arasu, TIME, 24 Nov. 2024
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2024
Ultimately, collaboration between developing and developed states enhances the credibility of multilateral tax reform efforts.
—Andrew Leahey, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
History suggests that the most effective approach to resolving frozen conflicts is multilateral, with governments and officials across countries working in concert to mediate disputes.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024
Hopes that more climate cash will follow Countries also anticipate that this deal will send signals that help drive funding from other sources, like multilateral development banks and private sources.
—Seth Borenstein, Sibi Arasu, TIME, 24 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for multilateral
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Introduced in 2022 with former F1 champion Kimi Raikkonen at Watkins Glen, Project 91 aims to give renowned international drivers a chance to compete in NASCAR while expanding Trackhouse Racing's global presence.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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Following Beckham’s no-bid deal that the mayor helped broker in closed-door meetings with other commissioners, international superstar Lionel Messi came to play for Miami, igniting an explosion of interest in Major League Soccer — a client of the firm where Suarez works.Sarah Blaskey, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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In 2018, there were 625 multinational companies with regional headquarters in Shanghai.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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In an increasingly fragmented world, such an effort can be at least one major multinational source for protecting the wellbeing of humanity.William A. Haseltine, TIME, 3 Jan. 2025
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Two huge components of banking assets, foreign loans and mortgages, annihilated by early 1930s taxation.Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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The sequel carries a modest $40 million production budget and the studio typically mitigates financial burdens by selling foreign rights to titles ahead of release.J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 11 Jan. 2025
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Morgan insists that buzzwords feel like corporate cosplay—a performance art in which people wear costumes and accessories to represent a specific character from various sources—to Gen Z and creates unnecessary barriers, especially in multicultural teams.Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Justin’s election was a restoration of his father’s vision of Canada as a bilingual, multicultural northern social welfare state.Stephen Maher, TIME, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Multilateral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multilateral. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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