nongovernmental
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See also: non-governmental
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]non- + governmental
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ɛntəl
Adjective
[edit]nongovernmental (not comparable)
- Not governmental; not derived from a government; civilian.
- 1995 May 2 [1995 April 28], Zhou Xiang (0719 5046), “Matzu Troops Fire at Fishermen, Killing One”, in Daily Report: People's Republic of China[1], numbers 95-084, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 88, column 2:
- When a fishing boat of Huangqi township of Fujian's Lianjiang county, which was engaged in nongovernmental trade, was having a transaction with a Matzu trader near the waters of Matzu island on the afternoon of 23 April, the troops garrisoned in Matzu opened fire at them, killing one and injuring two.
Derived terms
[edit]- NGO (nongovernmental organization)
- nongovernmentally