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unilateral
[ yoo-nuh-lat-er-uhl ]
adjective
- relating to, occurring on, or involving one side only:
unilateral development; a unilateral approach.
- undertaken or done by or on behalf of one side, party, or faction only; not mutual:
a unilateral decision; unilateral disarmament.
- having only one side or surface; without a reverse side or inside, as a Möbius strip.
- Law.
- pertaining to a contract that can be formed only when the party to whom an offer is made renders the performance for which the offeror bargains.
- pertaining to a contract in which obligation rests on only one party, as a binding promise to make a gift.
- Botany. having all the parts disposed on one side of an axis, as an inflorescence.
- through forebears of one sex only, as through either the mother's or father's line. Compare bilateral ( def 5 ).
- Phonetics. (of an l -sound) characterized by passage of air on only one side of the tongue.
unilateral
/ ˌːɪˈæəə /
adjective
- of, having, affecting, or occurring on only one side
- involving or performed by only one party of several
unilateral disarmament
- law (of contracts, obligations, etc) made by, affecting, or binding one party only and not involving the other party in reciprocal obligations
- botany having or designating parts situated or turned to one side of an axis
- sociol relating to or tracing the line of descent through ancestors of one sex only Compare bilateral
- phonetics denoting an (l) sound produced on one side of the tongue only
Derived Forms
- ˌܲԾˈٱ, noun
- ˌܲԾˈٱ, adverb
Other yvlog Forms
- ·Ծ·····ٲ [yoo-n, uh, -lat-, uh, -, ral, -i-tee], noun
- ·Ծ···· adverb
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of unilateral1
Example Sentences
A unilateral attack - that was the view of Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.
But China's Commerce Ministry immediately called the move "a typical act of unilateral bullying" and pledged to take "resolute countermeasures to safeguard its rights and interests".
Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes said the Scottish government did not believe Trump's "unilateral measures" were "the answer" to economic questions.
Whereas the citizen is constrained by the desires, beliefs, and choices of their fellow citizens, the businessman wields unilateral power within his domain.
She and other officials are deeply concerned about the prospect of unilateral U.S. military strikes against Mexican drug cartels — an idea that Trump has long seemed to embrace.
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