intergroup
Taking place between groups, especially between social groups.
Adjective
- Taking place between groups, especially between social groups.
- And because people derive personal esteem and meaning from their group memberships, they are naturally inclined to evaluate their ingroups positively in comparison to outgroups. When an ingroup’s dominant social...
Coordinate Terms: interindividual interpersonal intragroup
Origin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Proto-Indo-European *grewbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *kruppazder. Frankish *kruppbor. Vulgar Latin *cruppus Italian gruppobor. French groupebor. ▲ Italian gruppobor. English group English intergroup From inter- + group.
Noun
- A group of members of the European Parliament of no particular party or committee, to facilitate the exchange of views.
- Often compared to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) or associations, intergroups are also similar to lobbying groups because they receive external assistance in the form of financial and/or secretarial support. -...