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multipolar

American  
[muhl-tee-poh-ler, muhl-tahy-] / ˌmʌl tiˈpoʊ lər, ˌmʌl taɪ- /

adjective

  1. having several or many poles.

  2. (of nerve cells) having more than two dendrites.


Other Word Forms

  • multipolarity noun

Etymology

Origin of multipolar

First recorded in 1855–60; multi- + polar

Example Sentences

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“We’re seeing this shift toward a more multipolar world, which we believe is still underway,” Phillips said.

From MarketWatch

Like the Helsinki Accords of 1975 to which he is referring—at which the democratic West and the Soviet Union came together to try to lessen Cold War tensions—a new Helsinki would be multilateral, rather than multipolar like the Yalta and Potsdam accords that partitioned Europe after World War II. The Global South would complete what Mr. Stubb calls a new “triangle of power” alongside the Global West and the Global East.

From The Wall Street Journal

Wang told Shoigu that China and Russia must work together to uphold multilateralism in a time of "turmoil", and "advocate for an equal and orderly multipolar world", according to China's foreign ministry.

From Barron's

“A multipolar geopolitical environment is a boon for capex and investments,” he says, as countries try to increase their resilience to the new paradigm of what he calls, “The Age of Empires”.

From MarketWatch

A European reserve manager was quoted as saying “we are moving from a bipolar to a multipolar reserve system, but the euro is not ready yet to lead.”

From Barron's