bilateralism

bi·lat·er·al

B0245700 (bī-lăt′ər-əl)adj.1. Having or formed of two sides; two-sided.2. Affecting or undertaken by two sides equally; binding on both parties: a bilateral agreement; bilateral negotiations.3. Relating to both the right and the left side of the body or of a body structure: bilateral mastectomy.4. Having or marked by bilateral symmetry.

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bi·lat′er·al·ism n.bi·lat′er·al·ly adv.bi·lat′er·al·ness n.

bilateralism

(ˌbaɪˈlætərəlɪzəm) nthe practice of being bilateral

bilateralism

the practice of promoting trade between two countries through agreements concerning quantity and price of commodities. Cf. multilateralism. — bilateralistic, adj.See also: Economics

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bilateralism - the property of being symmetrical about a vertical planebilateral symmetry, bilateralitysymmetricalness, symmetry, correspondence, balance - (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane