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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The intergovernmental Rappahannock-Rapidan Regional Commission, which covers Rappahannock, Culpeper and three adjacent counties, reported in 2020 that the region needed an additional 4,600 homes, equivalent to a 7 percent increase in the housing stock, to meet existing needs.
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Dana Milbank, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
This is an intergovernmental alliance founded in 2001 by China and Russia, with Central Asian countries, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, to promote cooperation across the security, economic, and political spheres.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
In a shocking announcement this week, the European intergovernmental organization responsible for launching and operating the continent's weather satellites has pulled its next mission off a future launch of Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket, Ars reports.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 5 July 2024
At their meeting in California in November 2023, Biden and Xi agreed to establish an intergovernmental dialogue on AI.
—Zhou Bo, Foreign Affairs, 13 May 2024
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Dana Milbank, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
This is an intergovernmental alliance founded in 2001 by China and Russia, with Central Asian countries, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, to promote cooperation across the security, economic, and political spheres.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
In a shocking announcement this week, the European intergovernmental organization responsible for launching and operating the continent's weather satellites has pulled its next mission off a future launch of Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket, Ars reports.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 5 July 2024
At their meeting in California in November 2023, Biden and Xi agreed to establish an intergovernmental dialogue on AI.
—Zhou Bo, Foreign Affairs, 13 May 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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