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non-governmental organisation

non-governmental organisation is the alternative spelling of non-governmental organization.

Meaning of non-governmental organization

Noun

non-governmental organization (plural non-governmental organizations, abbreviation NGO)

  1. A legally constituted non-commercial organization (created by natural or legal persons) with no direct control, participation or representation of a state or government, whose funding, however, may be largely public (which creates the possibility of indirect control).
    Antonyms:
    governmental organization

Forms of non-governmental organisation

pluralnon-governmental organisations

Questions about non-governmental organisation

What is non-governmental organisation the alternative spelling of?
Non-governmental organisation is the alternative spelling of non-governmental organization.

Words near non-governmental organisation in the dictionary

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

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