national organization
Nationwide membership body
A national organization operates across an entire country rather than locally or regionally, typically with members, chapters, or activities spanning multiple states or provinces.
The term appears frequently in discussions of nonprofits, advocacy groups, and professional associations: She joined a national organization for nurses, The national organization lobbied Congress for reform.
Distinguished from international or global organizations, which cross national borders.
- government agencyState administrative body
- trade unionWorkers' collective for negotiations
- health ministryGovernment body overseeing healthcare
- public institutionGovernment-run organization serving citizens
- political partyElection-seeking ideological organization
voter registration · annual convention · regulatory body · professional association · central authority · committee · founding members · board of directors · nonprofit status · conference · executive office · judiciary branch · charter · sports federation · arts council · medical association · seal · state department
- Greek lifefraternities, fraternity, sorority, sororities, frats
- pigeonsrock pigeon, homing pigeon, carrier pigeon, rock dove, wood pigeon
national organizationlocal chapter
Area-based organizational division
community organization · neighborhood association · international organization · global organization · grassroots group
national organizationgrassroots movement
Citizen-led collective action campaign
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