non-governmental organization
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English
Noun
non-governmental organization (plural non-governmental organizations) (abbreviated NGO)
- A legally constituted non-commercial organization (created by natural or legal persons) with no direct control, participation or representation of a state or government, whose funding, however, may be largely public (which creates the possibility of indirect control).
- Antonym: governmental organization
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Translations
organization with no direct government control
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non-governmental organization on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
