intergovernmental
adjective
in·ter·gov·ern·men·tal
ˌin-tər-ˌgə-vər(n)-ˈmen-tᵊl 
: existing or occurring between two or more governments or levels of government
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That work wouldn't be possible without voluntary contributions from governments, intergovernmental organizations, foundations, the private sector and individuals.
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Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
That requires working with tech companies to a much closer extent than perhaps intergovernmental structures like the UN are used to.
—Ana Deoliva, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is an intergovernmental organization founded in 1960, by Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 6 Dec. 2024
In part, this is about the particular outperformance of solar, whose growth the International Energy Agency (IEA), an intergovernmental organization that oversees the global energy sector, has drastically underestimated every year since 2006 — as have countries’ own renewable energy targets.
—Noah Gordon, Vox, 1 Dec. 2024
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Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
That requires working with tech companies to a much closer extent than perhaps intergovernmental structures like the UN are used to.
—Ana Deoliva, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is an intergovernmental organization founded in 1960, by Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 6 Dec. 2024
In part, this is about the particular outperformance of solar, whose growth the International Energy Agency (IEA), an intergovernmental organization that oversees the global energy sector, has drastically underestimated every year since 2006 — as have countries’ own renewable energy targets.
—Noah Gordon, Vox, 1 Dec. 2024
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intergovernmental
adjective
in·ter·gov·ern·men·tal
-ˌgəv-ər(n)-ˈment-ᵊl
: existing or occurring between two or more governments or levels of government
intergovernmental meetings
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