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 not all nongovernmental organizations have the resources for a sustained legal battle. —Tracy J. Wholf june 26, CBS News, 26 June 2025

Acute shortage Amjad al-Shawa, director of an umbrella body for Palestinian nongovernmental organizations, said the aid protected by clans on Wednesday was being distributed to vulnerable families. —Reuters, NBC news, 26 June 2025

Belarus also freed an Estonian national who had set up a nongovernmental organization to raise funds for Belarusian refugees. —Yuras Karmanau, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2025

Farmers, irrigation organizations, cities and other water sellers would lease senior water rights to both governments and nongovernmental organizations interested in protecting fish habitats, per the model. —Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 20 June 2025

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