🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

정부 간의

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jeongbu gan-ui

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Intergovernmental/ˌɪn.tɚˌɡʌv.ɚˈmen.təl/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"이것은 정부 간 협정이다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or conducted between two or more governments.

    "The treaty was the result of extensive intergovernmental negotiations."
  2. 2

    Of an organization, composed of members from different national governments.

    "The United Nations is a prominent intergovernmental organization."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the English prefix inter- (meaning 'between' or 'among', from Latin inter) combined with governmental, which stems from the Old French gouvernement and ultimately the Latin gubernare ('to steer or rule'). The compound term emerged in international relations and political science during the 20th century to describe formal relations and bodies established between sovereign states.

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