nongovernmental

British

/ ˌnɒnɡʌvənˈmɛntəl /

adjective

not related to government affairs or procedures

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This summer, the cybersecurity firm Volexity spotted China-backed hackers using AI-tools to automate parts of a hacking campaign against corporations, research institutions and nongovernmental agencies.

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Daria Kaleniuk, co-founder of the nongovernmental Anticorruption Action Center, said Zelensky is now at a crossroads over how he will respond to the latest allegations.

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The segment tallied more than 15 million views on X. Weeks later, Fox News interviewed Ryan Brown, the chief executive officer of Open Doors US, a nongovernmental organization that tracks attacks on Christians.

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According to the nongovernmental organization Foro Penal, of the 875 political prisoners who now languish in Venezuelan dungeons, 173 are military personnel.

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Gen. Lance Landrum, a senior fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis, a nongovernmental think tank.

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