nongovernmental
adjective
non·gov·ern·men·tal
ˌnän-ˌgə-vər(n)-ˈmen-tᵊl 
: not of or relating to government or a particular government : not governmental
nongovernmental organizations/groups
Many people who are concerned about development are turning to nongovernmental methods of dealing with it.—
William H. MacLeish
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Scales' job at OPM, managing the federal workforce, comes after Musk, her former employer, was tapped by Trump to lead the Department on Government Efficiency (DOGE), a nongovernmental task force aimed at reducing federal spending and making the federal government more efficient.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
The freeze sparked uncertainty among governmental and nongovernmental organizations receiving the money.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 29 Jan. 2025
Federal departments that work with nongovernmental organizations and other humanitarian groups have been instructed to launch audits of those groups to ensure that no federal money is going to support undocumented immigrants.
—Michael D. Shear, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
The second, larger pool of funding involves voluntary contributions that originate from member states, philanthropic foundations like the Gates Foundation (which is a funder of NPR and this blog), corporations, nongovernmental organizations and private citizens.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 22 Jan. 2025
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Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
The freeze sparked uncertainty among governmental and nongovernmental organizations receiving the money.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 29 Jan. 2025
Federal departments that work with nongovernmental organizations and other humanitarian groups have been instructed to launch audits of those groups to ensure that no federal money is going to support undocumented immigrants.
—Michael D. Shear, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
The second, larger pool of funding involves voluntary contributions that originate from member states, philanthropic foundations like the Gates Foundation (which is a funder of NPR and this blog), corporations, nongovernmental organizations and private citizens.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Nongovernmental.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nongovernmental. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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