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nongovernment

nongovernment

1 4.2
Not related to or run by the government
  • adjective
  • /nʌnˈɡʌvərnmənt/
translation icon : no gubernamental
  • Without all of these pathways to implementation, policies written by nongovernment groups are dangerously close to being forgotten.
  • nongovernment organizations
  • nongovernment schools
  • nongovernment school system

Examples

  • Nongovernment organizations provided credit to communities because the government did not.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Nongovernment forest experts working in Khulna District were also selected, given their extensive fieldwork in the forest.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Other parents favor nongovernment schools for reasons that relate more specifically to religion.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Finally, he states that nongovernment organizations usually have higher rates of turnover than government organizations.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Nongovernment schools are seen, if not as illegitimate, then as representing a withdrawal from the civic enterprise.

    Academic text (1998)
  • A nongovernment organization played a key role in monitoring and acted as an intermediary between the ASNF and environmental groups.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The government has consistently consulted with nongovernment groups and individuals on proposed major changes to Canada's food safety policies, legislation, and regulations.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Proponents of the common school today deplore this evolution toward nongovernment schooling and attack all proposals, from providing vouchers to offering tax incentives, that might encourage it.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Many parents choose nongovernment schools to provide their children with a different educational experience.

  • The conference was organized by several nongovernment organizations dedicated to environmental protection.

Synonyms

nongovernmental
vsnongovernment
7 3.9

Not run, owned, or controlled by a government

has the same meaning but appears as a shorter compound word

How Governmental

governmental
88 3.6
public
1.0
private
1.8
nongovernment
1 4.2

Surface Forms

nongovernment positive

Morphology

nongovernment = government (transparent) = non + government

The negative prefix 'non-' is productively attached to 'government', yielding the straightforward adjectival meaning 'not government/related to government'.

Etymology

Nongovernment breaks into non- 'not' and government 'the people who run a country or organization', so it describes something that is 'not run or controlled by the government'.