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 |
|---|---|
| MSG Secretariat | coordinating body |
| United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine | — |
| Bureau International des Expositions | — |
| Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services | — |
| Sectoral Conferences of the Government of Spain and Autonomous Communities | intergovernmental coordination body |
| International Bank for Economic Cooperation | multilateral development bank |
| Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of GUAM | intergovernmental body |
| Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation | intergovernmental organisation |
| Commonwealth Association of Tax Administrators | — |
|
NBA
surface form:
Niger Basin Authority
|
— |
|
Executive Secretariat
surface form:
Executive Secretariat of the Niger Basin Authority
|
coordinating body |
| WIPO Standing Committees | intergovernmental body |
| Шанхайская пятёрка | межправительственная организация |
|
CHS
surface form:
Council of Heads of State
|
international political body |
| Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation | international organization office |
| Conference of Minister-Presidents of Germany | intergovernmental body |
|
OrganizationForSecurityAndCoOperationInEurope
surface form:
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
|
— |
|
RegionalCooperationCouncil
surface form:
Regional Cooperation Council
|
— |
| EUFacilitatedDialogueOnRegionalIssues | European Union initiative |
|
IOC
surface form:
Indian Ocean Commission
|
— |
| COI | — |
|
Совет глав правительств
surface form:
Совет глав правительств ШОС
|
межправительственный орган |
| NordGen | — |
| Nordic Genetic Resource Center | — |
| Japan International Cooperation Agency | development aid agency |
| CEPT | — |
| European Communications Office | international organization office |
| Union of South American Nations | — |
| WTO Committee on Market Access | intergovernmental body |
| EU–Japan regulatory cooperation forum | international forum |
| MABBIM | — |
| INTOSAI General Secretariat | international organization office |
| G20 | international forum |
| OECD | — |
|
CIS
surface form:
Commonwealth of Independent States
|
regional intergovernmental organization |
| ROLT | coordination body |
| CPR | intergovernmental body |
| Mano River Union | — |
| Special Council of Ministers of the ECSC | intergovernmental organization body |
| Inter-American Development Bank | multilateral development bank |
| Agence de coopération culturelle et technique | — |
| EEA Joint Committee | international body |
| Capital Markets Union | European Union initiative |
| Allied Commandatura | — |
| CAMRE | — |
| Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands | — |
| EURO | World Health Organization regional office |
| Arab League subsidiary bodies | intergovernmental organization body |
| Arab League resolution | intergovernmental organization resolution |
| Rat für gegenseitige Wirtschaftshilfe | zwischenstaatliche Organisation |