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bilateralism

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bi·lat·er·al  (b-ltr-l)
adj.
1. Having or formed of two sides; two-sided.
2. Affecting or undertaken by two sides equally; binding on both parties: a bilateral agreement; bilateral negotiations.
3. Relating to the right and left sides of the body or of a body structure.
4. Having or marked by bilateral symmetry.
bi·later·al·ism n.
bi·later·al·ly adv.
bi·later·al·ness n.
bilateralism
the practice of promoting trade between two countries through agreements concerning quantity and price of commodities. Cf. multilateralism. — bilateralistic, adj.
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Noun1.bilateralism - the property of being symmetrical about a vertical plane
bilateral symmetry, bilaterality
symmetricalness, symmetry, correspondence, balance - (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane


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