multipolar
adjective
mul·ti·po·lar
ˌməl-tē-ˈpō-lər 
-ˌtī-
1
: having several poles (see pole entry 3)
a multipolar generator
multipolar mitoses
2
: having several dendrites
multipolar neurons
3
: characterized by more than two centers of power or interest
a multipolar world
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Analysts of the shifting dynamics of the twenty-first century see the emergence of a multipolar order, but that is too simplistic a framework.
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Anne-Marie Slaughter, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2024
These trends signal a shift away from a unified global financial system toward a multipolar world of regional, fragmented systems with high tariffs.
—Ansel Lindner, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin, the group’s current chair, declared Thursday that a new multipolar world order is taking shape before our eyes.
—Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Oct. 2024
Before February 2022, Moscow hoped for a multipolar order in which Russia could balance relations with the two most powerful countries, China and the United States.
—Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 24 Sep. 2024
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Anne-Marie Slaughter, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2024
These trends signal a shift away from a unified global financial system toward a multipolar world of regional, fragmented systems with high tariffs.
—Ansel Lindner, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin, the group’s current chair, declared Thursday that a new multipolar world order is taking shape before our eyes.
—Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Oct. 2024
Before February 2022, Moscow hoped for a multipolar order in which Russia could balance relations with the two most powerful countries, China and the United States.
—Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 24 Sep. 2024
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multipolar
adjective
mul·ti·po·lar
ˌməl-ti-ˈpō-lər
-ˌtī-
-ˌtī-
1
: having several poles
multipolar mitoses
2
: having several dendrites
multipolar nerve cells
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