单词 | multilateral |
释义 | multilateralmul‧ti‧lat‧e‧ral /ˌmʌltɪˈlætərəl◂/ adjective ![]() ![]() EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorhappening in or involving a lot of countries► international Collocations · This is CNN, bringing you all the latest international news.· an international agreement on the disposal of toxic waste · The goal of the program is to increase international understanding and good will. ► multinational: multinational company/firm/corporation etc a big company that trades and employs people in several different countries: · The government is attempting to stimulate the economy by attracting multinational corporations.· Multinational companies have often been accused of employing cheap labour in developing countries. ► multilateral: multilateral agreement/treaty/negotiations etc involving or done by the governments of several different countries: · EU ministers proposed a multilateral agreement on arms control. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a multilateral agreement involving several different countries or groups → bilateral, unilateral: formal (=involving several countries or groups)· a multilateral nuclear arms agreement ► multilateral disarmament (=involving several different countries)· It might be possible to negotiate some form of multilateral disarmament in the region. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► agency· Money from multilateral agencies is also in short supply.· The workers and peasants toil and sweat to service debts owed to the international bankers and multilateral agencies.· Projects financed by multilateral agencies, such as the World Bank, were and are far from immune from this process.· Furthermore they may be different ones from other bilateral or multilateral agencies, making a coordinated national conservation programme rather difficult.· A few government and multilateral agencies have given most aid. ► agreement· Further bilateral and multilateral agreements were also envisaged to ensure that each country's armed forces participated in joint anti-drug initiatives.· The multilateral agreement on investment: public health threat for the twenty-first century?· International Agreements on the Laws of War Formal multilateral agreements are by no means the only source of the laws of war. ► institution· Thus, neither Moscow nor its charges has a clear interest in multilateral institutions which truly flourish. ► treaty· These topics are typically the subject matter of multilateral treaties which define mutually accepted uniform standards.· States form an interlocking network of bilateral and multilateral treaty relationships, which reinforces the interdependence that characterises contemporary international relations.· Similar claims may arise out of multilateral treaties, especially those that create regional or other organisations.· Where a multilateral treaty creates a right potentially for all non-parties, can that right be revoked without their consent?· However multilateral treaties have been instrumental in the shaping and sharing of community values.· A general right of accession would have created a major inroad into the continuing bilateralism of even multilateral treaties. ![]() |
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