Nichtregierungsorganisation

== German == === Alternative forms === NGO, NRO (abbreviation) === Etymology === From nicht- (“non-”) +‎ Regierung (“government”) +‎ -s- +‎ Organisation (“organization”), a calque of English non-governmental organization. The translation is imprecise, because English NGO uses “government” in the (especially American) sense “the state and its entire administrative infrastructure” (German Staat), while Regierung means “government” in the narrower sense “body that makes and enforces laws”. The technically more correct form nichtstaatliche Organisation has remained rarer in practice, however. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌnɪçt.ʁeˈɡiːʁʊŋs.ɔʁɡanizaˌt͡si̯oːn/ Hyphenation: Nicht‧re‧gie‧rungs‧or‧ga‧ni‧sa‧tion === Noun === Nichtregierungsorganisation f (genitive Nichtregierungsorganisation, plural Nichtregierungsorganisationen) non-governmental organization, NGO Synonym: nichtstaatliche Organisation ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Nichtregierungsorganisation” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Nichtregierungsorganisation” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Nichtregierungsorganisation” in Duden online Nichtregierungsorganisation on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de