bilaterals
Deals between two
Bilaterals are meetings or negotiations between two parties, typically countries or organizations.
The term is diplomatic shorthand: The secretary held bilaterals with European leaders on the summit's margins.
The word functions as a noun form of bilateral, which as an adjective describes anything involving two sides: bilateral agreement, bilateral trade.
Formal agreements between states
- pactsFormal binding agreements
- accordsMutual agreements reached
- negotiationsFormal discussion seeking agreement
- summitsHighest elevations or conferences
diplomacy · memorandums · protocols · conventions · understandings · compacts · ententes · frameworks
Shared business arrangement
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- allianceFormal union of parties
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- jointShared by multiple parties
mutual · synergy · teamwork · liaison · dialogue · consensus · engagement · exchange
Steadiness or amount owed
- proportionComparative relation of parts
- equilibriumState of balance
- mirrorReflective viewing surface
- congruenceState of agreement
alignment · correspondence · equivalence · parallelism · matching · parity · uniformity · isometry
treaties
Formal agreements between states
- pactsFormal binding agreements
- accordsMutual agreements reached
- negotiationsFormal discussion seeking agreement
summits · diplomacy · memorandums · protocols · conventions · understandings · compacts · ententes · frameworks · communiqués
partnership
Shared business arrangement
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- allianceFormal union of parties
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
joint · mutual · synergy · teamwork · liaison · dialogue · consensus · engagement · exchange · interaction
balance
Steadiness or amount owed
- proportionComparative relation of parts
- equilibriumState of balance
- mirrorReflective viewing surface
congruence · alignment · correspondence · equivalence · parallelism · matching · parity · uniformity · isometry · reflection
alternating
Occurring in turns
- unilateralAffecting one side only
bilateralscoalition agreements
Pacts between governing partners
international conventions · global treaties · collective action · UN resolutions
- bilateral symmetryEqual halves along midline
- bilateral talksDiplomacy between two parties
- bilateral agreementContract between two parties
- bilateral tiesTwo-nation formal connections
- bilateral meetingDiplomatic session between two parties
- bilateral treatyTwo-party international agreement