intergovernmental organization
C280
concept
An intergovernmental organization is a formal entity created by sovereign states through treaties or agreements to cooperate on common interests, coordinate policies, and address international issues.
All labels observed (110)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| intergovernmental organization canonical | 473 |
| intergovernmental body | 84 |
| intergovernmental organization body | 61 |
| international organization office | 32 |
| coordinating body | 30 |
| international court | 30 |
| multilateral development bank | 26 |
| group of sovereign states | 23 |
| regional intergovernmental organization | 19 |
| coordination body | 18 |
| United Nations specialized agency | 17 |
| United Nations programme | 14 |
| international commission | 14 |
| United Nations agency | 13 |
| intergovernmental organization organ | 12 |
| European Union initiative | 11 |
| international forum | 11 |
| intergovernmental decision-making body | 10 |
| international body | 10 |
| OSCE institution | 9 |
| World Health Organization regional office | 6 |
| treaty implementation body | 6 |
| counter-terrorism body | 5 |
| international development organization | 5 |
| regional intergovernmental body | 5 |
| regional security organization | 5 |
| CARICOM institution | 4 |
| WHO regional office | 4 |
| collective defense organization | 4 |
| economic cooperation organization | 4 |
| intergovernmental organization committee | 4 |
| multinational police force | 4 |
| treaty-based organization | 4 |
| межправительственная организация | 4 |
| Arab organization | 3 |
| United Nations-related entity | 3 |
| group of international organizations | 3 |
| intergovernmental financial institution | 3 |
| intergovernmental organisation | 3 |
| intergovernmental organization membership collective | 3 |
| international consultative body | 3 |
| international political body | 3 |
| regional human rights body | 3 |
| regional security body | 3 |
| subregional organization | 3 |
| United Nations-related organization | 2 |
| anti-money laundering organization | 2 |
| bi-national agency | 2 |
| binational military organization | 2 |
| development aid agency | 2 |
| economic integration arrangement | 2 |
| intergovernmental coordination body | 2 |
| intergovernmental military alliance | 2 |
| intergovernmental research organization | 2 |
| international council | 2 |
| international river commission | 2 |
| international tax policy body | 2 |
| organ of the World Health Organization | 2 |
| political and economic union | 2 |
| regional economic organization | 2 |
| regional integration organization | 2 |
| CELAC body | 1 |
| IGAD institution | 1 |
| ITU organ | 1 |
| Intergovernmental body | 1 |
| NATO organ | 1 |
| group of regional intergovernmental organizations | 1 |
| institution created by international agreement | 1 |
| intergovernmental body group | 1 |
| intergovernmental defense organization | 1 |
| intergovernmental defense organization body | 1 |
| intergovernmental environmental body | 1 |
| intergovernmental group | 1 |
| intergovernmental grouping | 1 |
| intergovernmental institution | 1 |
| intergovernmental maritime body | 1 |
| intergovernmental monetary committee | 1 |
| intergovernmental organ | 1 |
| intergovernmental organization coalition | 1 |
| intergovernmental organization coordination mechanism | 1 |
| intergovernmental organization resolution | 1 |
| intergovernmental organization type | 1 |
| intergovernmental organizations | 1 |
| intergovernmental organizations collective | 1 |
| intergovernmental standards-setting body | 1 |
| intergovernmental tax policy body | 1 |
| intergovernmentalOrganization | 1 |
| international civil service body | 1 |
| international climate programme | 1 |
| international decision-making body | 1 |
| international diplomatic body | 1 |
| international environmental body | 1 |
| international environmental decision-making body | 1 |
| international environmental governance body | 1 |
| international governance body | 1 |
| international governing body | 1 |
| international health organization office | 1 |
| international organization of states | 1 |
| international organization sector | 1 |
| international student assessment program | 1 |
| multilateral organization | 1 |
| oldest existing international organization | 1 |
| political association of states | 1 |
| proposed intergovernmental organization | 1 |
| regional integration | 1 |
| regional organization in Oceania | 1 |
| supranational political body | 1 |
| zwischenstaatliche Organisation | 1 |
| zwischenstaatliches Gremium | 1 |
| межправительственный орган | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: intergovernmental organization
Generated description
An intergovernmental organization is a formal entity created by sovereign states through treaties or agreements to cooperate on common interests, coordinate policies, and address international issues.
Instances (1,008)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
|
National Cabinet
surface form:
National Cabinet (Australia)
|
intergovernmental decision-making body |
| Council for the Australian Federation | intergovernmental body |
| National Federation Reform Council | intergovernmental body |
| OECD Global Forum on Competition | international forum |
| OECD Global Forum on Investment | international forum |
| OECD Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes | intergovernmental body |
| IHO Member States | intergovernmental organization membership collective |
| Regional Seas Programme | United Nations programme |
| Arab League | regional intergovernmental organization |
| International Telecommunications Satellite Organization | — |
| OECD CTPA | international tax policy body |
| International Transport Forum | — |
|
IHO
surface form:
International Hydrographic Organization
|
— |
| IOC Assembly | intergovernmental body |
|
IOC
surface form:
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO
|
— |
| IOC-UNESCO | — |
| Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme | — |
| Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna | intergovernmental body |
| UfM | — |
| UfM Secretary General | international organization office |
| Inter-American Commission on Human Rights | regional human rights body |
| Inter-American Committee against Terrorism | counter-terrorism body |
| WHO European Region Member States | group of sovereign states |
| OECD Development Assistance Committee | intergovernmental organization committee |
| Benelux Council of State | international consultative body |
| International Conference on the Great Lakes Region | — |
| Interpol | — |
| United Nations agencies | group of international organizations |
|
MRC
surface form:
Mekong River Commission
|
— |
| Council of the International Telecommunication Union | intergovernmental organization body |
| Joint Powers Authority of member cities | — |
| ELDO | — |
| CAF | multilateral development bank |
| OPEC+ | — |
| OACPS | — |
|
ACP
surface form:
Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States
|
— |
| North/South Implementation Bodies | institution created by international agreement |
| BIIGC | intergovernmental body |
| United Nations Industrial Development Organization | — |
| European Union | political and economic union |
| East African Court of Justice | international court |
| Anglo-Irish Intergovernmental Conference | intergovernmental body |
| Working Group on Cyber Resilience | international body |
|
CIM
surface form:
Inter-American Commission of Women
|
— |
|
NUC
surface form:
NATO-Ukraine Commission
|
international political body |
| Warsaw Pact | collective defense organization |
| Eastern Partnership | European Union initiative |
| NATO-Russia Permanent Joint Council | international consultative body |
| North Atlantic Cooperation Council | — |
| International Bank for Reconstruction and Development | multilateral development bank |