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Ahem, I said: "It's used a lot in the news." Must be my Californy accent. I did see your comment, thank you; but I was afraid that if I acknowledged it, everyone would think my question (which was NOT 'what does NGO stand for') had been answered, and the thread would then shut down.
Guess I've not been watching the right news shows. Thanks, all.



I've known the term since the early 1980s, but I was living in Brazil then when NGOs (or ONGs, as they were acronymized [yes!] in Portuguese) were (and still are, I guess) well-known and well-received.