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US
/ˌjunəˈɫætɝəɫ/
]
[ UK /jˌuːnɪlˈætəɹəl/ ]
[ UK /jˌuːnɪlˈætəɹəl/ ]
ADJECTIVE
- tracing descent from either the paternal or the maternal line only
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involving only one part or side
a unilateral decision
unilateral paralysis
How To Use unilateral In A Sentence
- In view of such a unilateral rejection, it is amazing that anyone should continue to cling to the false notion of universal acceptance.
- While I am sharply critical of American unilateralism and realpolitik masquerading as the defence of liberty, at times I find our own moralizing irritating.
- In international custom, a nation that unilaterally breaks contracts must make good the damage.
- They made little headway popularizing Britain's unilateral nuclear disarmament, and the unilateralist tide lacked any consistent direction.
- At the same time, the new voting system will be instrumental in preventing the speaker from railroading contentious bills in a unilateral manner.
- These three moves constitute unilateral, bilateral and regional moves in the direction of a hard currency.
- We do not know how many of the women in our study with hysterectomy had a concurrent unilateral or bilateral oophorectomy.
- Our foreign policy was about to take a sharp unilateralist and militarist turn.
- He's the latest leader to face a party rebellion over nuclear weapons, but it is often forgotten that he himself was once a unilateralist.
- So like preemption, in today's supercharged political climate, unilateralism and multilateralism no longer convey any meaning.