intergovernmental

American  

[in-ter-guhv-ern-men-tl, -er-men-] / ˌɪn tərˌgʌv ərnˈmɛn tl, -ərˈmɛn- /

adjective

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

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intergovernmental British  

/ ˌɪntəˌɡʌvəˈmɛntəl /

adjective

1. conducted between or involving two or more governments

   an intergovernmental conference

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Etymology

Origin of intergovernmental

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

Example Sentences

The world will need to remove around 10 billion metric tons of carbon a year by 2050 in order to keep global heating to a minimum, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change finds no change in global flooding.

From The Wall Street Journal

Last year the United Nations’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change projected that total global greenhouse-gas emissions will peak in the next five to 10 years and enter long-term decline as solar, nuclear and natural gas come to dominate power production.

From The Wall Street Journal

Tulsi Gabbard, Kristi Noem and Bondi were supposed to attend a “fireside chat” with Jared Borg, the deputy director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs — but only Borg showed up.

From Salon

He has been highlighting concerns around the changing climate and biodiversity loss since the early 1990s, not long after the formation of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

From BBC