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

Word History and Origins

Origin of intergovernmental¹

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

Example Sentences

The UN climate science body, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, acknowledges there will be a role for some oil and gas up to 2050 and beyond.

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These disputes are now part of Holyrood history but they underline that there has been and probably always will be tension in intergovernmental relations.

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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the UN body for assessing the science related to climate change , says that it is likely that more storms will reach Category 3 or above, external, bringing higher wind speeds.

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The UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has warned that emissions must be urgently slashed, but that still won’t be enough to prevent harmful global warming.

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But both the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the UK’s Climate Change Committee see the technology as part of efforts to reach net zero.

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