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Noun: nongovernmental organisation
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: nongovernmental organization)
  1. 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