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not-for-profit organization

British  

noun

  1. an organization that is not intended to make a profit, esp one set up to provide a public service

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Marquardt’s only named example of such an operator was Young, who advertised that he could facilitate evacuations from Afghanistan online to American and European multinational corporations and non-government organizations.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2024

But the Australia-UK trade deal has been criticized by non-government organizations for its lack of public input.

From Salon • May 31, 2023

Daniel Runde, director of the Center for Strategic and International Studies Project on Prosperity and Development, said countries should work through non-government organizations to keep aid out of the Taliban’s hands.

From Washington Times • Oct. 12, 2021

Ryan Rogers told Fox News on Tuesday that non-government organizations have been working through unofficial channels to try to help.

From Fox News • Aug. 25, 2021

Ma said that many private non-government organizations in China were not considered "authentic".

From Reuters • Jul. 9, 2016

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