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intergovernmental

[ in-ter-guhv-ern-men-tl, -er-men- ]

adjective

  1. involving two or more governments or levels of government.


intergovernmental

/ ˌɪntəˌɡʌvəˈmɛntəl /

adjective

  1. conducted between or involving two or more governments

    an intergovernmental conference

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of intergovernmental1

First recorded in 1925–30; inter- + governmental ( def )
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Example Sentences

Global power generation from coal is expected to jump by 9% in 2021, according to the Paris-based intergovernmental organization’s Coal 2021 report, which was released on Friday.

From Time

These kinds of projects are expensive, and intergovernmental collaboration, at least in New York, has historically proven complicated.

From Time

Hogan’s former scheduler and director of intergovernmental affairs also joined Transurban in January 2020 to work in government affairs.

Most of the 61,000 people under the Marshals’ lock and key are held in state and local facilities under intergovernmental agreements.

These countries together form the core of the Arctic Council, an intergovernmental forum.

From Quartz

The IPCC is an intergovernmental body set up for the purpose of studying climate change.

We can group the appropriate United States policies into three areas: interpersonal, intergovernmental, and intergenerational.

Fifth and finally, it is not just at an intergovernmental level that we see the signs of more cooperation.

So the problem is not unique to this situation; it affects all intergovernmental relations.

In the Hague Conventions and other intergovernmental instruments the rudiments of international government already exist.

Upon the initiative of this Government a year's postponement of reparations and other intergovernmental debts was brought about.

The diplomatic corps was flawless in their handling of intergovernmental affairs.

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