Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intergovernmentalism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-ter-gov-ern-men-tal-ism
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

7

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An approach to political integration that regards states, and national governments in particular, as the primary actors in the integration process.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"There is a slew of treaties, organizations and agencies that form the scaffolding of the emerging global governance structure regulating and superintending everything from nuclear weapons to the fishing of halibut, and all of them embody electionless intergovernmentalism."

Etymology

From intergovernmental + -ism or inter- + governmentalism.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does intergovernmentalism mean?: An approach to political integration that regards states, and national governments in particular, as the primary actors in the integration process.
Where does intergovernmentalism come from?: From intergovernmental + -ism or inter- + governmentalism.

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