intergovernmental
Across sovereign states
Intergovernmental describes activities, agreements, or organizations involving multiple governments: intergovernmental cooperation on climate change, an intergovernmental panel.
The term appears frequently in international relations and policy contexts, referring to coordination between national, state, or local governments rather than within a single government.
Binding pact between nations
- accordHarmony between parties
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
- pactFormal agreement between parties
- charterFounding organizational document
covenant · compact · declaration · protocol · ratification · signatories · bilateral · multilateral
Peak or diplomatic gathering
- embassyOfficial diplomatic residence abroad
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
- delegationTransferring responsibility downward
consul · attaché · protocol · negotiation · statecraft · relations · liaison · accord
Formal union of parties
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- consortiumCooperative group for ventures
federation · confederation · multilateral · bilateral · joint · union · league · bloc
Multinational peacekeeping body
Official rules governing conduct
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- directiveFormal command or instruction
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
oversight · compliance · administration · bureaucracy · institutional · sovereignty · authority · coordination
treaty
Binding pact between nations
- accordHarmony between parties
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
- pactFormal agreement between parties
charter · covenant · compact · declaration · protocol · ratification · signatories · bilateral · multilateral · amendment
summit
Peak or diplomatic gathering
- embassyOfficial diplomatic residence abroad
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
delegation · consul · attaché · protocol · negotiation · statecraft · relations · liaison · accord · plenipotentiary
alliance
Formal union of parties
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
consortium · federation · confederation · multilateral · bilateral · joint · union · league · bloc · network
UN
Multinational peacekeeping body
UNESCO · WTO · OECD · G20 · G7 · UNICEF · ILO · UNHCR · ASEAN · EU
regulation
Official rules governing conduct
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- directiveFormal command or instruction
jurisdiction · oversight · compliance · administration · bureaucracy · institutional · sovereignty · authority · coordination · standardization
- European PoliticsEU, European Parliament, European Union, EU Commission, eurozone
- federationconfederation, commonwealth, league, bloc, member state
- EU Integrationeuro, EU membership, European Central Bank, free movement, monetary union
- public administrationadministrative law, ministries, public services, regulatory bodies, public policy
- bureaucracybureaucracy, bureaucrat, bureaucrats, red tape, civil service
- governancedemocracy, vote, parliament, constitution, republic
intergovernmentaldomestic
Of the home
intragovernmental · internal · national · local · intranational
intergovernmentalnongovernmental
Not run by the state
private · private-sector · non-state · corporate · civil society
govern, government, governor, governing, international, governance, governs, governments, governess