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Noun: nongovernmental organization
  1. An organization that is not part of the local, state or federal government
    "UNICEF is a well-known nongovernmental organization";
    - NGO, nongovernmental organisation [Brit]

Derived forms: nongovernmental organizations

Type of: org [informal], organisation [Brit], organization

Encyclopedia: Nongovernmental organization