international organization

international organization. Int’l law.

1. An intergovernmental association of countries, established by and operated according to multilateral treaty, whose purpose is to pursue the common aims of those countries. • Examples include the World Health Organization, the International Civil Aviation Organization, and the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. [Cases: International Law 10.45. C.J.S. International Law §§ 59–65.]

2. Loosely, an intergovernmental or nongovernmental international association.

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