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non-governmental

non-governmental adjective: not belonging to, associated with or operated by a particular government.

Adjective

non-governmental (not comparable)

  1. Not belonging to, associated with or operated by a particular government.
    • His work is largely non-governmental.

Antonyms of non-governmental

Forms of non-governmental

alternative formnongovernmental

Origin of non-governmental

From non- + governmental.

Words formed from non-governmental

Phrases with non-governmental

Words that rhyme with non-governmental

48 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about non-governmental

What does non-governmental mean?
Non-governmental means not belonging to, associated with or operated by a particular government.
What part of speech is non-governmental?
Non-governmental is an adjective.

Words near non-governmental in the dictionary

  1. non-giving
  2. non-glutinous
  3. non-glycolytic
  4. non-goal
  5. non-goals
  6. non-governmental
  7. non-governmental organisation
  8. non-governmental organisations
  9. non-governmental organization
  10. non-governmental organizations
  11. non-gradable

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