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Multilateral vs Unilateral - What's the difference?

multilateral | unilateral |

As adjectives the difference between multilateral and unilateral

is that multilateral is having many sides or points of view while unilateral is done by one side only.

multilateral

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Having many sides or points of view.
  • Involving more than one party (often used in politics to refer to negotiations, talks, or proceedings involving several nations).

    • unilateral

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • done by one side only
  • affecting only one side of the body
  • binding or affecting one party only

    • Synonyms

    * (l)

    See also

    * unilateralism * unilaterally ----