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
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Joan A. Reid, The Conversation, 8 Dec. 2025
For decades, that scaffolding has included both governmental and nongovernmental efforts.
—Jane Harman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2025
Messaging services such as Signal were also affected, prompting Article 19, a nongovernmental organization that promotes freedom of expression, to warn of the democratic consequences of such outages.
—Ben Goggin, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2025
The tool, which depicts air pollution plumes and their sources, is the work of a nonprofit coalition of scientists, universities and nongovernmental groups called Climate TRACE.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for nongovernmental
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“Nongovernmental.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nongovernmental. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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