NGOs

Variant of NGO

NGO definition

NGO (en′jē′ō′)

noun pl. NGOs

a private organization providing humanitarian aid or support as to impoverished or economically underdeveloped nations

Etymology: n(on)g(overnmental) o(rganization)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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