Definition of nongovernmental organization Nongovernmental organization
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What does nongovernmental organization mean?
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| nongovernmental organization - an organization that is not part of the local or state or federal government | ||
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| organisation, organization the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically; "his organization of the work force was very efficient" | ||
| alcoholics anonymous, aa an international organization that provides a support group for persons trying to overcome alcoholism | ||
| red cross an international organization that cares for the sick or wounded or homeless in wartime | ||
| salvation army a charitable and religious organization to evangelize and to care for the poor and homeless | ||
| umma tameer-e-nau, utn a nongovernmental organization of Pakistani scientists that has been a supporter of terrorism; has provided information about chemical and biological and nuclear warfare to Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda and the Taliban | ||
| national trust, nt an organization concerned to preserve historic monuments and buildings and places of historical interest or natural beauty; founded in 1895 and supported by endowment and private subscription | ||
| denomination a class of one kind of unit in a system of numbers or measures or weights or money; "he flashed a fistful of bills of large denominations" | ||
| congress of racial equality, core an organization founded by James Leonard Farmer in 1942 to work for racial equality | ||
| citizens committee, committee a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle | ||
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