Definition
Done or decided by one person, group, or country without the agreement of others involved. It often describes actions taken alone in politics or agreements.
Etymology
From Latin 'ūnilateralis' meaning 'one-sided', from 'ūnus' (one) + 'latus' (side). It entered English in the early 1800s.
Kelly Says
Unilateral literally means 'one-sided', like a one-sided conversation. It’s a polite way in politics to say, 'We did this without asking anyone else.'
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንድ irectional
an-d di-rec-tio-nal
ARالعربية
أحادية
a-ha-diyah
BNবাংলা
একপক্ষীয়
ek-pak-shee-ya
CACatalà
unilateral
oo-nee-la-te-ral
CSČeština
jednostranný
ye-don-stra-n-ny
DADansk
ensidet
en-si-det
DEDeutsch
einseitig
eye-n-see-di-g
ELΕλληνικά
μονομερής
mo-no-me-res
ESEspañol
unilateral
yoo-ni-la-te-ral
FAفارسی
یکجانبه
yek-jaan-beh
FISuomi
yhteenpuoleinen
yht-een-poo-lei-nen
FRFrançais
unilatéral
oo-ni-la-te-ral
GUGU
એકપક્ષીય
ek-pak-shee-ya
HAHA
ta'a daya
ta-a da-ya
HEעברית
אחד-צדדי
e-chad-tza-di
HIहिन्दी
एकतरफ़ा
ek-ta-ra-fa
HUMagyar
egyoldalú
e-gy-ol-dal-oo
IDBahasa Indonesia
satu sisi
sa-tu si-si
ITItaliano
unilaterale
oo-ni-la-te-rale
JA日本語
片方向性
kata-hou-kou-sei
KMKM
unilateral
oo-nee-la-te-ral
MSBahasa Melayu
sepihak
se-pi-hak
MYမြန်မာ
တူညီမှု
tu-nyee-mu
NLNederlands
eenzijdig
een-zij-dig
NONorsk
ensidig
en-si-dig
PLPolski
jednostranny
ye-don-stra-n-ny
PTPortuguês
unilateral
yoo-ni-la-te-ral
RORomână
unilateral
yoo-ni-la-te-ral
RUРусский
односторонний
od-no-stor-niy
SWKiswahili
upande mmoja
oo-pan-de m-moja
TAதமிழ்
ஒரே பக்கம்
ore-pa-kam
TEతెలుగు
ఒక వైపు
ook-va-ipu
THไทย
ด้านเดียว
dan-dee-ao
TLTL
isa isang panig
ee-sa ee-sang pa-nig
TRTürkçe
tek taraflı
tek-ta-raf-li
UKУкраїнська
односторонній
od-no-stor-niy
URاردو
ایک طرفہ
ek-tara-fa
VITiếng Việt
phiên
fee-en
YOYO
unilateral
oo-nee-la-te-ral
ZUZU
unilateral
oo-nee-la-te-ral