bilateral agreement
Mutual contract, two parties
A bilateral agreement is a contract or treaty between two parties—typically two countries or organizations.
The term distinguishes these arrangements from multilateral agreements involving multiple parties: The bilateral agreement between the U.S. and Japan reduced trade barriers.
Most commonly used in diplomatic, trade, and legal contexts.
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- accordHarmony between parties
- pactFormal agreement between parties
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- contractEnforceable written agreement
covenant · protocol · trade deal · international law · customs union · most favored nation · alliance · diplomacy · foreign policy · good faith · ratification · signatory · joint venture · negotiation · diplomatic ties · reciprocity · embassy · border crossing
- tradetrade balance, free trade, trade barriers, customs, trade deficit
- alliancesalliance, allies, ally, coalition, NATO alliance
- diplomatic documentstreaty, accord, communique, protocol, diplomatic note
- exchange programsexchange student, study abroad, host families, exchange program, student visas
- Trade Termstariffs, imports, exports, customs, quotas
- Erasmusexchange student, exchange students, student exchange, credit transfer
bilateral agreementunilateral action
collective agreement · international convention · coalition agreement
bilateral agreementtrade war
Retaliatory economic hostilities
stalemate · deadlock · impasse · hostilities · sanctions
bilateral agreementgentleman's agreement
Informal pact based on trust
handshake deal · verbal agreement · tacit understanding · memorandum of understanding
agreement, disagree, agreed, agreeing, agreeable, disagreement, bilateral, agreeableness, unilateral