Definition of "non-governmental" []

• Not governmental. (adjective)

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• "The groups are known as "non-governmental organizations," but get most of their funding from the U.S. government, largely from the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development."
• "During the five day trip, I would have the opportunity to speak with political scientists, non-governmental organizations and representatives from the major presidential campaigns."
• "Lawn, who works with the non-governmental organization Save the Children, and researchers from the World Health Organization, drive that point home in a new study looking at comprehensive global mortality rates for newborn babies."