Noun: nongovernmental organisation
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: nongovernmental organization)
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: nongovernmental organization)
- An organization that is not part of the local, state or federal government
"UNICEF is a well-known nongovernmental organisation";
- nongovernmental organization, NGO
Derived forms: nongovernmental organisations
Type of: org [informal], organisation [Brit], organization
Encyclopedia: Nongovernmental organisation