Adjective
nongovernmental (not comparable)
Not governmental; not derived from a government; civilian.
Arieh King, a member of the Jerusalem City Council, is the founder of the Israel Land Fund, a right-wing, nongovernmental organization devoted to acquiring all the land of Israel, including occupied territories, for the Jewish people. Source: Internet
A nongovernmental organisation, Nipe Fagio, has expressed commitment to supporting the government to ban all unauthorised plastic tubing. Source: Internet
Afghanistan has seen the same trend as other countries around the world, according to the nongovernmental organization Reporters without Borders (RSF) in the second part of its annual report. Source: Internet
Honduras became host to the largest Peace Corps mission in the world, and nongovernmental and international voluntary agencies proliferated. Source: Internet
Because of severe budget constraints, most of the funds for NEAP operations come from international sources, including official institutions such as the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank and numerous international nongovernmental organizations. Source: Internet
Increasing ecological problems, repeated disease outbreaks, and pressure and criticism from both nongovernmental organizations and consumer countries led to changes in the industry in the late 1990s and generally stronger regulations. Source: Internet