Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gongo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables: gon-go
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Government-organized NGO.

Example Sentences

"A good example of a GONGO is the Indonesian Labour Foundation (Yayasan Tenaga Kerja Indonesia), established in 1969 by the Ministry of Manpower."
"Despite its provenance, and often because of that provenance, a GONGO normally enjoys whatever formal social and legal status applies to more authentic NGO in the jurisdiction where it is registered."
"Based on interviews with CYDF's founder, leader, employees, volunteers, and beneficiaries, this chapter provides one case study of a GONGO by offering an in-depth analysis of CYDF's relationship with the state."
"Third, local governments actively promoted cooperation with NGOs and GONGO autonomy."

Inflected Forms

GONGOs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

quango

Questions

What does gongo mean?: Government-organized NGO.

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