nongovernmental
See also: non-governmental
English
editEtymology
editFrom non- + governmental.
Pronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -ɛntəl
Adjective
editnongovernmental (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