NGO
Americanabbreviation
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National Gas Outlet.
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nongovernmental organization.
abbreviation
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non-governmental organization
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(in India) nongazetted officer
Example Sentences
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A Malawi High Court has dismissed a wrongful‑termination case against US pop star Madonna brought by the sister of a former president, in one of the country's longest-running NGO disputes.
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026
The study relied on long term monitoring carried out by the NGO Opération Cétacés.
From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2026
"The main existential threat to the Islamic republic is not airstrikes... it's Iranian people who came on the streets," Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, director of the Iran Human Rights NGO told AFP.
From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026
His brother was not part of the NGO Tarzona had been running.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
Anna's telling Darnell about tiger cubs, and poachers, and village women who work with her NGO to protect the shrinking habitat.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
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