Meanings
adjectivepolylateral (not comparable)
- not comparablediplomacyInvolving multiple parties, including nonstate actors.
Polylateral ventures with the media can allow foreign ministries to professionalise their public diplomacy.
2019, Yolanda Kemp Spies, Global South Perspectives on Diplomacy, →ISBN, page 189Synonyms: plurilateral
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveInvolving multiple parties, including nonstate actors.
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Rhymes with polylateral
lateralcollateralbilateralmultilateralunilateralcontralateraltrilateralipsilateralquadrilateralequilateralbasolateraldorsolateralventrolateralposterolateralanterolateralplurilateralacousticolateralambilateralapicolateralaxiolateralbasilateralcaudolateralcentrolateralcostolateral
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polylateral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polylateral
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“polylateral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polylateral. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polylateral,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polylateral.
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