bilateral
adjective
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Definition of bilateral
1
: affecting reciprocally two nations or parties
a bilateral treaty a bilateral trade agreement
2
: having two sides
dealing with a bilateral problem
3 biology
a
: of, relating to, or affecting the right and left sides of the body or the right and left members of paired organs
bilateral nephrectomy
b
: having bilateral symmetry
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Other Words from bilateral
bilateralism
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noun
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noun
bilaterally
adverb
Examples of bilateral in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
At the end of the day, this is a bilateral accord between the U.S. government and the Taliban. — Cara Anna, The Denver Post, "AP Explains: How Trump upended US-Taliban peace talks," 8 Sep. 2019 Traces left in sediments indicated that something was moving through them, and one odd disk-like creature appeared to have had a bilateral body plan. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "Before life exploded in the Cambrian, there were worms," 4 Sep. 2019 On the global stage Buttigieg hopes to lead on climate change, by reentering the Paris Climate Agreement and redeveloping bilateral and multilateral relationships around the issue. — Priscilla Thompson, NBC News, "Buttigieg becomes latest candidate to roll out plans to combat climate change," 4 Sep. 2019 Rocky way forward The easiest way to deflect pressure and ensure that Kashmir is a bilateral, and not a multilateral, issue is to talk to Pakistan, the very thing that Rawalpindi has sought, and New Delhi avoided, for so long. — Johann Chacko, Quartz India, "Like Pakistan, India may soon face the catastrophic costs of steroid-driven nationalism," 3 Sep. 2019 In August South Korea decided to withdraw from a bilateral intelligence-sharing pact with Japan, further escalating the conflict. — L.s. | Seoul, The Economist, "Why Japan and South Korea bicker," 3 Sep. 2019 During his two-day visit to the Polish capital, Pence delivered remarks at a ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of the start of World War II and held bilateral meetings with Duda and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. — Michael Collins, USA TODAY, "Polish president balks at Donald Trump's plan to allow Russia back into the G7," 2 Sep. 2019 In April, both countries accused each other of unprovoked fire across Kashmir's Line of Control, which separates the Indian and Pakistani-controlled sides of the region and where a bilateral ceasefire has been in place since 2003. — Carly Walsh And Emily Dixon, CNN, "Pakistan tested a ballistic missile amid ongoing tensions with India," 29 Aug. 2019 Over the course of two days, Trump will hold bilateral meetings with five of the G-7 leaders and attend several working sessions on issues ranging from global development to gender equality and the environment, officials said. — Anchorage Daily News, "With the global economy slowing and the U.S.-China trade war escalating, Trump arrives at G-7 with a list of grievances," 24 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bilateral.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for bilateral
bilateral
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of bilateral
: involving two groups or countries
See the full definition for bilateral in the English Language Learners Dictionary
bilateral
adjective
bi路lat路er路al
| \ (藞)b墨-藞lat-蓹-r蓹l, -藞la-tr蓹l
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Medical Definition of bilateral
1
: of, relating to, or affecting the right and left sides of the body or the right and left members of paired organs
bilateral nephrectomy bilateral tumors of the adrenal glands
2
: having bilateral symmetry
Other Words from bilateral
bilateralism
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noun
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noun
bilaterality
\ (藞)b墨-藢lat-蓹-藞ral-蓹t-膿, -藢la-藞tral-
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noun,
plural bilateralities
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noun,
plural bilateralities
bilaterally
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adverb
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adverb
bilateral
adjective
bi路lat路er路al
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Legal Definition of bilateral
: affecting, obligating, or shared by both parties
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