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non-governmental

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Not belonging to, associated with or operated by a particular government.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • His work is largely non-governmental.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From non- + governmental.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 非政府 (fēizhèngfǔ) — not belonging to a particular government
  • Esperanto: neregistara — not belonging to a particular government
  • Finnish: yksityinen — not belonging to a particular government
  • Finnish: kansalais- — not belonging to a particular government
  • Georgian: არასამთავრობო (arasamtavrobo) — not belonging to a particular government
  • Polish: pozarządowy — not belonging to a particular government
  • Portuguese: não governamental — not belonging to a particular government
  • Russian: негосуда́рственный (negosudárstvennyj) — not belonging to a particular government
  • Ukrainian: неурядо́вий (neurjadóvyj) — not belonging to a particular government
Real reading context

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