nongovernmental organization
noun[C]
(UKusuallynon-governmental organisation)us/ˌnɑːn.ɡʌv.ɚnˌmen.t̬əl ɔːr.ɡən.əˈzeɪ.ʃən/uk/ˌnɒn.ɡʌv.ənˌmen.təl ɔː.ɡən.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/(abbreviationNGO)anorganizationthattriestoachievesocialorpoliticalaimsbut is notcontrolledby agovernment
UK politics: government departments & organizations
- admiralty
- agency
- bureau
- chancellorship
- cobra
- defence
- drive-by
- FDA
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office
- HMRC
- HMSO
- lobby
- MI6
- ministry
- mod
- monolith
- NGO
- secretariat
- the Foreign Office
- the Treasury