nongovernmental

adjective

non·​gov·​ern·​men·​tal ˌnän-ˌgə-vər(n)-ˈmen-tᵊl 

: not of or relating to government or a particular government : not governmental

nongovernmental organizations/groups

Many people who are concerned about development are turning to nongovernmental methods of dealing with it.

—William H. MacLeish

Examples of nongovernmental in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But the Polish ombudsman and nongovernmental organizations assisting migrants on the border contradict the minister. — Claudia Ciobanu, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

An audit by a local activist group of ALPRs reported that at least 290 agencies without data-sharing agreements, as well as out-of-state, federal and nongovernmental entities, had searched the Elk Grove’s Flock data since 2021. — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026

The bill will also require EPA to identify and publish federal funding opportunities available to states, tribal governments, local governments, and nongovernmental organizations that support textile circularity. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026

Once Ebola began spreading in Congo, government officials and responders from nongovernmental organizations should have been able to work closely with the communities affected by the disease. — Stephanie Psaki, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nongovernmental

• coincidental
• developmental
• environmental
• experimental
• intersegmental
• transcontinental
• unsentimental
• accidental
• compartmental
• continental
• detrimental
• elemental