So your local church org and WEF both fall under the umbrella of NGOs? And despite the fact that in recent years the term NGO has been used to mainly describe the likes of WEF, WHO, BlackRock, Soros’ Open Society, and other global enterprises that essentially operate both financially and politically in the global space affecting the policies of nations. Karen at your local church club isn’t doing that. So no, NGO does not apply to any non-govt org as a general characterization of the organizational entity. Well, unless you’re attempting to soften the pejorative so where Klaus Schwab, Bill Gates, and George Soros are merely a coterie of harmless Karens.
And thank you both for unabbreviating the abbreviation — it was a real brainteaser.
Yes, they both are. NGO is more often used as a term describing international organizations or those operating in areas that often include government interference, but that’s just a context/common usage issue. Just because the local church club isn’t normally referred to as an NGO, doesn’t mean it isn’t one.
Is your local dog catcher a government position? He doesn’t affert national politics, but he’s still gov’t. It’s just a different level, not something entirely different.