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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Last month, the Justice Department halted financial support for nongovernmental organizations to provide information and guidance to people facing deportation but restored funding after a coalition of nonprofit groups filed a federal lawsuit.
—Elliot Spagat, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2025
The Trump administration's freeze on foreign aid was directly impacting her husband's position with a nongovernmental organization.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 14 Feb. 2025
Unfortunately, today, USAID has become a web of largely unaccountable bureaucrats with many questionable programs and staff that consider it more a charitable nongovernmental organization than an agency that’s meant to work on behalf of taxpayers.
—Michael Baumgartner, National Review, 14 Feb. 2025
Newsweek reached out by email to Food & Water Watch, a nongovernmental organization that advocates for healthy food and clean water, for comment.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
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Elliot Spagat, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2025
The Trump administration's freeze on foreign aid was directly impacting her husband's position with a nongovernmental organization.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 14 Feb. 2025
Unfortunately, today, USAID has become a web of largely unaccountable bureaucrats with many questionable programs and staff that consider it more a charitable nongovernmental organization than an agency that’s meant to work on behalf of taxpayers.
—Michael Baumgartner, National Review, 14 Feb. 2025
Newsweek reached out by email to Food & Water Watch, a nongovernmental organization that advocates for healthy food and clean water, for comment.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Nongovernmental.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nongovernmental. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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