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

Examples of intergovernmental in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Waukegan City Council voted 6-2 to approve an intergovernmental agreement with the county on Tuesday at City Hall, creating a partnership providing internet service available to anyone with an appropriate electronic device throughout the downtown area. —Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026

The intergovernmental agreement covers a wide range of nuclear activities. —Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Jan. 2026

Mamdani’s schools chancellor, Kamar Samuels, is Black, as is his director of intergovernmental affairs, Jahmila Edwards. —Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, an intergovernmental body of democratic countries that collaborate to develop policy standards, is scheduled to release a global Media & Artificial Intelligence Literacy assessment for 15-year-olds in 2029, for example. —Angela Yang, NBC news, 9 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for intergovernmental

• intercontinental
• interdepartmental
• intragovernmental
• nonexperimental
• accidental
• compartmental
• continental
• detrimental
• elemental
• fundamental
• governmental
• incidental

Kids Definition

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