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GONGO

GONGO noun: government-organized NGO.

Noun

GONGO (plural GONGOs)

  1. Government-organized NGO.
    • A good example of a GONGO is the Indonesian Labour Foundation (Yayasan Tenaga Kerja Indonesia), established in 1969 by the Ministry of Manpower.1989, Philip John Eldridge, NGOs in Indonesia: Popular Movement Or Arm of Government?, page 5
    • Despite its provenance, and often because of that provenance, a GONGO normally enjoys whatever formal social and legal status applies to more authentic NGO in the jurisdiction where it is registered.2009, Helmut K. Anheier, Stefan Toepler, International Encyclopedia of Civil Society, →ISBN, page 779

Forms of GONGO

pluralGONGOs

Questions about GONGO

What does GONGO mean?
GONGO means government-organized NGO.
What part of speech is GONGO?
GONGO is a noun.
What is the plural of GONGO?
The plural of GONGO is GONGOs.

Words near GONGO in the dictionary

  1. gonglike
  2. Gongliu
  3. gongman
  4. gongmen
  5. Gongnong
  6. GONGO
  7. Gongolgon
  8. gongoozle
  9. gongoozled
  10. gongoozler
  11. gongoozlers

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