Nongovernmental

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not governmental; not derived from a government; civilian. not-comparable

    "When a fishing boat of Huangqi township of Fujian's Lianjiang county, which was engaged in nongovernmental trade, was having a transaction with a Matzu trader near the waters of Matzu island on the afternoon of 23 April, the troops garrisoned in Matzu opened fire at them, killing one and injuring two."

Synonyms

All synonyms
nongovernmentnongovernment

Example

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"Whale Stranding Indonesia, a nongovernmental organization, says in 2020 more than 70 marine mammals were found stranded, including dugongs, which are medium-sized marine mammals that are related to manatees."

Etymology

From non- + governmental.

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