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Nongovernmental organization

Term · Defense and military · MLC-T-DEF-001175

A private, self-governing, not-for-profit organization dedicated to alleviating human suffering; and/or promoting education, health care, economic development, environmental protection, human rights, and conflict resolution; and/or encouraging the establishment of democratic institutions and civil society.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-DEF-001175
FieldDefense and military
AbbreviationNGO
ReferencesJP 3-08
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-DEF-001175",
  "term": "Nongovernmental organization",
  "field": "Defense and military",
  "definition": "A private, self-governing, not-for-profit organization dedicated to alleviating human suffering; and/or promoting education, health care, economic development, environmental protection, human rights, and conflict resolution; and/or encouraging the establishment of democratic institutions and civil society.",
  "abbreviation": "NGO",
  "references": [
    "JP 3-08"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/defense/nongovernmental-organization/"
}

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