Bilateral meaning: Adjective [edit] bilateral (comparative more

Adjective [edit] bilateral (comparative more bilateral, superlative most bilateral) Having two sides. quotations Bilateral negotiations, meetings, or agreements involve only the two groups or countries that are directly concerned. When something is bilateral it has two sides or it affects both sides of something. Discussions between two political parties are called bilateral because both sides get to share their views. Bilateral comes from Latin: bi means "two" and lateralis means "belonging to the side." Definition of bilateral adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. involving two groups of people or two countries. Both nations have signed bilateral treaties with the United States. Want to learn more? (medical) involving both of two parts or sides of the body or brain.