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nongovernment

  • a word derived from government.
    government
    noun
    the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration.

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Meanwhile, religious groups and nongovernment organizations were chipping in money and support for the new arrivals.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

Rigetti declined to provide details about the orders, but they were implied to be nongovernment customers.

From Barron's ● Dec. 17, 2025

Recent nongovernment jobs reports from payrolls processor ADP and Challenger, Gray & Christmas have already pointed to a labor market that isn’t in great shape.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 16, 2025

Still, the nongovernment numbers are telling the same basic story about a job market that has cooled since the spring: Few companies are hiring.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025

Most nongovernment yards throughout Alexandra were similarly built.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane