trilateral
Having three sides
Trilateral means having three sides, or involving three parties.
A triangle is a trilateral shape.
More commonly, the word appears in diplomatic contexts: a trilateral agreement or trilateral talks involve three nations or groups working together.
The trilateral commission included representatives from Europe, North America, and Japan.
Binding pact between nations
- pactFormal agreement between parties
- accordHarmony between parties
- tripartiteConsisting of three parts
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
protocol · alliance · summit · negotiation · cooperation · ratification · compact · entente
Having three edges
- polygonMultisided plane figure
- vertexPoint where edges converge
- angleGeometric measure of rotation
- sidesLateral edges or teams
perimeter · area · congruent · scalene · isosceles · acute · obtuse · right-angle
Peak or diplomatic gathering
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- delegationTransferring responsibility downward
mediation · dialogue · relations · talks · ministerial · cooperation · consultation · forum
State of agreement
- proportionalityScaling relationship between quantities
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
uniformity · regularity · harmony · configuration · arrangement
treaty
Binding pact between nations
- pactFormal agreement between parties
- accordHarmony between parties
- tripartiteConsisting of three parts
convention · protocol · alliance · summit · negotiation · cooperation · ratification · compact · entente · memorandum
three-sided
Having three edges
sides · perimeter · area · congruent · scalene · isosceles · acute · obtuse · right-angle · interior
summit
Peak or diplomatic gathering
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
delegation · mediation · dialogue · relations · talks · ministerial · cooperation · consultation · forum · partnership
congruence
State of agreement
- proportionalityScaling relationship between quantities
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
correspondence · uniformity · regularity · harmony · configuration · arrangement
trilateralunilateral
Affecting one side only
one-sided · bilateral · two-sided · single-party · bipartite
trilateralunilateral
Affecting one side only
one-sided · nonreciprocal · unidirectional · independent · solo
triangle, lateral, collateral, bilateral, unilateral, quadrilateral, multilateral, equilateral, unilaterally