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NGO

abbr.
nongovernmental organization
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NGO

abbreviation for
1. non-governmental organization
2. (in India) nongazetted officer
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NGO

1. National Gas Outlet.
2. Nongovernmental Organization.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.NGO - an organization that is not part of the local or state or federal government
nongovernmental organization
organization, organisation - a group of people who work together
Alcoholics Anonymous, AA - an international organization that provides a support group for persons trying to overcome alcoholism
Red Cross - an international organization that cares for the sick or wounded or homeless in wartime
Salvation Army - a charitable and religious organization to evangelize and to care for the poor and homeless
Umma Tameer-e-Nau, UTN - a nongovernmental organization of Pakistani scientists that has been a supporter of terrorism; has provided information about chemical and biological and nuclear warfare to Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda and the Taliban
National Trust, NT - an organization concerned to preserve historic monuments and buildings and places of historical interest or natural beauty; founded in 1895 and supported by endowment and private subscription
denomination - a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith
Congress of Racial Equality, CORE - an organization founded by James Leonard Farmer in 1942 to work for racial equality
citizens committee, committee - a self-constituted organization to promote something
foreign mission, mission, missionary post, missionary station - an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
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Translations

NGO

N ABBR =non-governmental organization → ONG f
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NGO

[ˌɛndʒiːˈəʊ] n abbr (US) (=non-governmental organization) → ONG f(= organisation non gouvernementale)
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According to the President and founder of the (NGO) Prince James U Ajah, who said that the core values of the NGO is to promote sanitation and cleanliness of the state and equally to charge resident on the importance of environmental cleanliness through a department under the NGO known as environmental watch, called on Governor David Umahi's government and the general public to start identifying with the NGO and equally respond to their calls to environmental sanitation and cleanliness.
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