nongovernment

adjective

non·gov·ern·ment ˌnän-ˈgə-vər(n)-mənt

-və-mənt;

-ˈgə-bᵊm-ənt,

-vᵊm-

: not belonging to or affiliated with the government

nongovernment jobs

a nongovernment organization

Examples of nongovernment in a Sentence

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Turkey launched 1,200 airstrikes in northern Iraq in 2021 alone, a higher rate than any time in the previous six years, according to data from the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project, a nongovernment organization. —

Jared Malsin, WSJ, 20 Nov. 2022 With 381,000 employees hired in the private sector in June, the U.S. eclipsed the prepandemic high of 129,625,000 total private, nongovernment jobs seen in February 2020, with the new total standing at 129,765,000. —

Rob Wile, NBC News, 8 July 2022 The reason: Decisions made in public schools are analyzed by the courts differently than censorship in nongovernment contexts. —

Erica Goldberg, The Conversation, 13 Apr. 2022 The company could have partnered earlier with nongovernment organizations to help address vaccine hesitancy. —

Jared S. Hopkins, WSJ, 7 Dec. 2021 See all Example Sentences for nongovernment