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a) Unbiased trade between nations, in contrast to bilateralism.b) A system by which nations consult others in matters of foreign policy, by way of organisations such as the United Nations.
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Multilateralism — is a term in international relations that refers to multiple countries working in concert on a given issue. International organizations, such as the United Nations (UN) and the World Trade Organization are multilateral in nature. The main… … Wikipedia
multilateralism — mul‧ti‧lat‧e‧ral‧is‧m [ˌmʌltɪˈlætrəlɪzm] noun [uncountable] ECONOMICS when there is complete freedom of trade and exchange between countries: • By 1947, multilateralism within Europe had collapsed. * * * multilateralism UK US… … Financial and business terms
multilateralism — MULTILATERALÍSM s.n. Politică comercială constând în aceea că fiecare ţară trebuie să şi asigure o echilibrare globală a balanţei dintre ea şi ţările cu care întreţine relaţii comerciale. [cf. fr. multilatéralisme]. Trimis de LauraGellner,… … Dicționar Român
multilateralism — (n.) 1928, from MULTILATERAL (Cf. multilateral) + ISM (Cf. ism) … Etymology dictionary
multilateralism — multilateral ► ADJECTIVE ▪ involving three or more participants. DERIVATIVES multilateralism noun multilaterally adverb … English terms dictionary
multilateralism — noun see multilateral … New Collegiate Dictionary
multilateralism — See multilateral. * * * … Universalium
multilateralism — mul·ti·lat·er·al·ism … English syllables
multilateralism — ˌməltə̇ˈlad.ərəˌlizəm noun ( s) : freedom of international trade and currency transfers so as to achieve for each country a trading balance with the total trading area but not necessarily with any one particular country contrasted with… … Useful english dictionary
multilateral — multilateralism, n. multilateralist, adj., n. multilaterally, adv. /mul ti lat euhr euhl/, adj. 1. having several or many sides; many sided. 2. participated in by more than two nations, parties, etc.; multipartite: multilateral agreements on… … Universalium
