unilateral decision

collocation in English

meaningsofunilateralanddecision

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unilateral
adjective
uk
/ˌjuː.nɪˈlæt.ər.əl/
us
/ˌjuː.nəˈlæt̬.ɚ.əl/
involving only one group ...
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decision
noun
uk
/dɪˈsɪʒ.ən/
us
/dɪˈsɪʒ.ən/
a choice that you make about something after thinking about ...
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(Definition ofunilateralanddecisionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Achieving consensus among family members rather than having aunilateraldecisionmaker was important to family satisfaction with the decision-making process.
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The majority of women undergoing sterilization consider this aunilateraldecision.
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In that case, the market price would be so high that an individual firm would benefit by making aunilateraldecisionto start producing again.
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It would now be completely wrong, and this has also been discussed with the governments of neighbouring regions, to take aunilateraldecision.
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The employer has a right to take aunilateraldecisionto alter the material, sequence of operations, kind of person employed, machinery and so on.
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If it were aunilateraldecisionby the claimant, it would make all work voluntary.
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This train has been withdrawn by aunilateraldecision.
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Aunilateraldecisionmay cause trade disputes and also, in the worst case scenario, airspace disputes.
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A decision must be taken, even aunilateraldecision, to establish international protection for the civilian population.
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This is surely a matter which must be negotiated on both sides, and should not be aunilateraldecision.
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There can be nounilateraldecisionon whether to comply with the obligation that member states have undertaken.
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There may be pros and cons of these two systems, but in this case aunilateraldecisionwas made without consultation.
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It would be aunilateraldecisiontaken by the public authority.
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I am sorry, but it is not for me to give anyunilateraldecisionon this matter.
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Is each country to make that its ownunilateraldecision?
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Our decision to do away with conscription was, in fact, aunilateraldecision.
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The nature of bargaining is a joint agreement; the nature of consultation isunilateraldecision-making.
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Aunilateraldecisionby a party in government would be seen simply as a party in power voting money for itself.
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Has the decision when and how to defend her allies passed from the area of consultation and agreement to the area ofunilateraldecision?
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Certainly taking aunilateraldecisionon a 200-mile limit has had very grave effects with far-reaching implications.
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