unilateral

• Qui est fait ou décidé par une seule personne, un seul groupe ou un seul pays, souvent sans l'accord des autres.

Relating to an action or decision performed by only one person, group, or country, often without the agreement of others.

1. One-sided actionC1formal

   Relating to or involving only one side or party, often without agreement from others.

   Action unilatérale

   • The country made a unilateral decision to withdraw from the treaty.
   • Unilateral actions can sometimes lead to international conflict.
   • The company took unilateral steps to change the policy.

   Synonymesindependentone-sidedsingle-handedunreciprocated

   Antonymesbilateraljointmultilateral

2. Independent or soleC1formal

   Done or undertaken by one person or group without the involvement of others.

   unilatéral

   • The manager made a unilateral choice to hire a new employee.
   • Unilateral disarmament was a controversial policy.
   • The board rejected the unilateral proposal from the CEO.

   Synonymesindependentone-sidedsingle-handedsoleunassisted

   Antonymesbilateralcollectivecooperativejointmutual