nongovernmental organization

Noun
  1. An organization that is not part of the local or state or federal government (synset 108026566)
    is a type of: organisation, organization - a group of people who work together
    subtypes:
    • aa, alcoholics anonymous - an international organization that provides a support group for persons trying to overcome alcoholism
    • red cross - an international organization that cares for the sick or wounded or homeless in wartime
    • salvation army - a charitable and religious organization to evangelize and to care for the poor and homeless
    • umma tameer-e-nau, utn - a nongovernmental organization of Pakistani scientists that has been a supporter of terrorism; has provided information about chemical and biological and nuclear warfare to Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda and the Taliban
    • national trust, nt - an organization concerned to preserve historic monuments and buildings and places of historical interest or natural beauty; founded in 1895 and supported by endowment and private subscription
    • denomination - a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith
    • congress of racial equality, core - an organization founded by James Leonard Farmer in 1942 to work for racial equality
    • citizens committee, committee - a self-constituted organization to promote something
    • foreign mission, mission, missionary post, missionary station - an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
    specific instances:
    • greenpeace - an international organization that works for environmental conservation and the preservation of endangered species
    • markaz-ud-dawa-wal-irshad, mdi - a Sunni organization formed in 1989 and based in Pakistan; opposes missionary groups from the United States; has Lashkar-e-Tayyiba as its armed wing
    same as: ngo

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