unilateral
adjective/ˌjuːnɪˈlætrəl/
/ˌjuːnɪˈlætrəl/
- (of an action or decision) done by or affecting only one person, group or country involved in a situation without the agreement of the others
- a unilateral decision
- a unilateral declaration of independence
- They were forced to take unilateral action.
- They had campaigned vigorously for unilateral nuclear disarmament (= when one country gets rid of its nuclear weapons without waiting for other countries to do the same).
Oxford Collocations DictionaryUnilateral is used with these nouns:- action
- ceasefire
- declaration
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