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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

NGO en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌɛnˌdʒiːˈəʊ/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of non-governmental organization.
    • For instance, Philately is the most popular hobby of the world. Hence, introducing biophilately in the agenda of the concerned NGO will enhance its success in its aims. Spotting animals, birds, plants, insects, etc. on stamps may provide interested people with an efficient media of education […] 1990, Desh Bandhu, Harjit Singh, A. K. Maitra, editors, Environmental Education and Sustainable Development, New Delhi: Indian Environmental Society, page 486:
    • The announcement comes two years after they told NGOs to suspend the employment of Afghan women, allegedly because they didn’t wear the Islamic headscarf correctly. […] It’s the Taliban’s latest attempt to control or intervene in NGO activity. 2024 December 30, Associated Press, “The Taliban say they will close all NGOs employing Afghan women”, in CNN:
    • Often compared to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) or associations, intergroups are also similar to lobbying groups because they receive external assistance in the form of financial and/or secretarial support. 2017, Stelios Stavridis, Davor Jancic, Parliamentary Diplomacy in European and Global Governance, page 102:

Forms

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NGOs Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

MNC · IGO

Deriveds

NGO-ization · NGOification · NGO-isation

Hyponyms

GONGO · INGO · quango · ENGO

Relateds

N. G. O. · N.G.O.

Translations (30)

th องค์การนอกภาครัฐ (non-governmental organization) · ja 非政府組織 (non-governmental organization) · ja NGO (enu jī ō) (non-governmental organization) · fr ONG (non-governmental organization) · fa سمن (non-governmental organization) · bg НПО (non-governmental organization) · sv NGO (non-governmental organization) · ru неправи́тельственная организа́ция (non-governmental organization) · gl ONG (non-governmental organization) · fi n.a. (non-governmental organization) · ru НПО (non-governmental organization) · hy ՈԿԿ (non-governmental organization) · pl NGO (non-governmental organization) · hu NGO (non-governmental organization) · da ngo (non-governmental organization) · cmn 非政府組織 /非政府组织 (non-governmental organization) · pt ONG (non-governmental organization) · hu NKSZ (non-governmental organization) · es ONG (non-governmental organization) · tr STK (non-governmental organization) · sq OJQ (non-governmental organization) · el ΜΚΟ (non-governmental organization) · ast ONG (non-governmental organization) · nl NGO (non-governmental organization) · az QHT (non-governmental organization) · ar مُنَظَّمَة غَيْر حُكُومِيَّة (non-governmental organization) · cmn NGO (non-governmental organization) · de NGO (non-governmental organization) · ca ONG (non-governmental organization) · de NRO (non-governmental organization)