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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Hate discourse is so overwhelming that, rather than allowing themselves to be paralyzed by fear, nongovernmental organizations from San Diego and other cities in the United States, Canada and Europe are reaching out to ask, some for the first time, how to support and collaborate at the border.
—Frida Guiza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
Save the Children Save the Children is an international nongovernmental organization (NGO) that works specifically to protect children at risk.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 29 Mar. 2025
The 39-year-old Washington State native spent time volunteering with a nongovernmental organization from 2010 to 2014, and made friends with a doctor while working in West Africa.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2025
Several humanitarian nongovernmental organization leaders previously told ABC News that President Trump's freeze of U.S. foreign humanitarian aid and shuttering of the U.S. Agency for International Development is having devastating consequences globally.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2025
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Frida Guiza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
Save the Children Save the Children is an international nongovernmental organization (NGO) that works specifically to protect children at risk.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 29 Mar. 2025
The 39-year-old Washington State native spent time volunteering with a nongovernmental organization from 2010 to 2014, and made friends with a doctor while working in West Africa.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2025
Several humanitarian nongovernmental organization leaders previously told ABC News that President Trump's freeze of U.S. foreign humanitarian aid and shuttering of the U.S. Agency for International Development is having devastating consequences globally.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Nongovernmental.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nongovernmental. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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