nongovernmental
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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A missive from the administration in February 2025 directed government agencies to review all funding to nongovernmental organizations.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
Treasury said in February that it will issue licenses for nongovernmental Cuban entities to import fuel, and Russia is now sending oil to Cuba.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 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
It has created a situation where, because most groups didn’t do so, they are effectively blocked from access to Gaza, having lost their nongovernmental organization registration in Israel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
“She will notify us if they or other local nongovernmental agencies dealing with displaced persons spot her.”
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
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