bilateral

UK /baɪˈlætəɹəl/ US /baɪˈlætəɹəl/

adj 5noun 1

Definitions

adj

Having two sides.

General Wego W.K. Chiang, secretary general of the National Security Council, said that the visit of El Salvador Vice President Merino to Taipei on behalf of President Alfredo Cristiani was in response to an invitation of the ROC [Republic of China] Government which hopes to further strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries.

Involving both sides equally.

Binding on both of the two parties involved.

Having bilateral symmetry.

Involving descent or ascent regardless of sex and side of the family (bilateral linearity).

noun

A meeting between two people or groups.

Collocations

ADJ.

advanced, growing, important, most

VERB + BILATERAL

propose, receive, rise, sign, strained, trading

BILATERAL + NOUN

agreement, body, china, donor, lung, military, pneumonia, relations

PREP.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — having two sides or parts

two-sided

adjective — having identical parts on each side of an axis

isobilateral

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Wiktionary

What will become of our close relations if the bilateral security treaty expires?

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Cephalopods are marine animals characterised by tentacles and bilateral body symmetry.

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President Obama has made climate change a key issue in some of our most important bilateral relations, including China and India.

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A bilateral salpingectomy, which is the surgical removal of both Fallopian tubes, will result in sterility.

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The delegation of the United States would like to propose a bilateral solution.

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