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intergovernmental

The definition of intergovernmental is things that happens between two or more governments or nations, or between levels of the same government.

(adjective)

  1. An example of intergovernmental is the United Nations; an intergovernmental agency.
  2. An example of intergovernmental is a meeting with representatives of a state senate and the United States Senate; an intergovernmental meeting.

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See intergovernmental in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

  1. of, between, or involving different levels of government, as the federal level and the state level
  2. of, between, or involving the governments of different nations: Interpol is an intergovernmental organization

See intergovernmental in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Being or occurring between two or more governments or divisions of a government.

Related Forms:

  • inˌter·govˌern·menˈtal·ly adverb

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