nongovernmental
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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“The preliminary report is, in my view, very carefully worded,” says Safety Matters Foundation Amit Singh External link, a nongovernmental organization dedicated to aviation safety.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
A missive from the administration in February 2025 directed government agencies to review all funding to nongovernmental organizations.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
Fearing for her life, Mrie fled to Turkey, a country more welcoming than most to Syrian exiles, and starting working for a nongovernmental organization training civilian journalists.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
“The country is at war,” said Valery Vetoshkina, a lawyer associated with Russian nongovernmental organization OVD-Info, a legal aid group.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
Harim, who is bilingual, had traveled back to South Korea to work briefly as a translator for an NGO, or nongovernmental organization, that focused on North Korea.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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