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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The post-Cold War era of America as sole superpower has evolved into a multipolar world where the United States confronts an alliance of autocracies that believe liberal democracy is a dying political system — even as many Americans have lost faith in their institutions.
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Trudy Rubin, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2025
And if Trump winds up accommodating Russia to pry it away from China, that would indicate that the United States must now navigate a multipolar world—exactly the understanding of geopolitics that the global South has come to embrace.
—Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Under Xi, China has become more authoritarian, and Beijing has drawn closer to like-minded countries, including Russia and Iran, drawing intense hostility from Washington that sees this loose coalition of dictatorial nations as bent on creating a more dangerous and volatile multipolar world.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2025
The United States needs to recognize and secure its interests in the reality of a multipolar world rather than futilely attempting to forestall multipolarity through a costly and self-defeating effort to disadvantage China.
—Nancy Okail, Foreign Affairs, 3 Dec. 2024
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Trudy Rubin, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2025
And if Trump winds up accommodating Russia to pry it away from China, that would indicate that the United States must now navigate a multipolar world—exactly the understanding of geopolitics that the global South has come to embrace.
—Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Under Xi, China has become more authoritarian, and Beijing has drawn closer to like-minded countries, including Russia and Iran, drawing intense hostility from Washington that sees this loose coalition of dictatorial nations as bent on creating a more dangerous and volatile multipolar world.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2025
The United States needs to recognize and secure its interests in the reality of a multipolar world rather than futilely attempting to forestall multipolarity through a costly and self-defeating effort to disadvantage China.
—Nancy Okail, Foreign Affairs, 3 Dec. 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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