non-government

/ˌnɒnˈɡʌv.ə.mənt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌnɑːnˈɡʌv.ɚn.mənt/ (ame, ipa)

non-government — adjective

1. describing an organization, group, or activity that is run privately or by citiz

1.形容詞C1
釋義

describing an organization, group, or activity that is run privately or by citizens rather than by the official ruling body of a country.

例句

Ava volunteered for two years at a non-government clinic in rural Kenya.

attributive use: non-government + organisation noun

The conference brought together delegates from non-government groups across Southeast Asia.

collocation: non-government groups / agencies / bodies

同義詞
  • nongovernmental

    more common spelling, especially in formal and US writing; same meaning

  • private

    broader; covers companies and individuals, not only non-profit bodies

  • independent

    stresses freedom from state control; can also mean free from any single backer

反義詞
  • governmental

    describing something run or owned by the state

  • state-run

    specifically about services or businesses controlled by the government

  • public

    in the sense of 'funded and run by the state', as in 'public hospitals'

文法句型

non-government + noun

用法筆記

Almost always attributive (before a noun like 'organization', 'agency', 'body', 'group'); rarely used as a predicate ('the agency is non-government' sounds odd — prefer 'the agency is independent of the government'). Often interchangeable with 'nongovernmental', the more common form in news and academic writing.

常見錯誤

❌The new charity is non-government.
✅The new charity is independent of the government.
💡'non-government' normally sits before a noun, not after 'be'.
❌a non-government person
✅a private citizen
💡'non-government' describes organisations or activities, not individuals.