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intragovernmental

intragovernmental

1 7.3
Happening within a government between its departments or agencies
  • adjective
  • /ˌɪntrəˈɡʌvərnˌmɛntəl/
  • Formal
translation icon : intragubernamental
  • The debt is also known as intragovernmental debt, which is debt the government owes to itself.

The debt is also known as intragovernmental debt, which is debt the government owes to itself.

Examples

  • Further, given the millions of new entitlement recipients, it's unlikely that intragovernmental agencies like Social Security will have the cash flow available to mop up any meaningful portion of this debt.

    Blog text (17)
  • The Finance versus Planning intragovernmental game has the same structure as the other games presented thus far and appears to be susceptible to a cooperative solution under conditions of repeated play.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Compare that to the obvious waste that the government used it for in taking intragovernmental debt on the general trust fund.

    Blog text (3)
  • IMF does not include intragovernmental debt, which is debt issued and owned by the federal government.

    Blog text (1)
  • This is a little bit different from debt held by the public, for in intragovernmental holdings debt, the left hand owes the right hand.

    Blog text (10)
  • The second category of debt, Intragovernmental Holdings, is the largest holder of Treasury debt, over $2 trillion.

    Blog text (10)
  • Transparency is also crucial for healthier intragovernmental relations because it reduces the likelihood that one agency will be able to take advantage of its information advantage over others.

    Academic text (2001)
  • The intragovernmental rivalries and the poor accountability of resource agencies can be reduced by simplifying and clarifying agency mandates.

    Academic text (2001)
  • However, Treasury data shows U.S. gross federal debt, including intragovernmental debt but excluding state and local debt, at $16.2 trillion, meaning that U.S. per person gross federal debt exceeds total Greek debt by an even wider margin (as well as that of every other Eurozone nation).

    Blog text (1)
  • The challenges of managing intragovernmental relationships often hinder effective policy implementation.

Synonyms

interagency
vsintragovernmental
  • Formal
1 4.8

Two or more agencies work together on the same task

focuses on activities occurring within or among parts of the same government

How Internal

intragovernmental
  • Formal
1 7.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

intragovernmental = governmental (transparent) = intra + government + al

Formed by prefixing 'intra-' (within) to 'governmental' (relating to government), giving a directly derived meaning 'within government'.

Etymology

Intragovernmental starts with intra- meaning 'within' and uses government meaning 'the people who run a country', so it describes actions or links inside or between different government departments.