non-departmental public body: an organization that advises the government on particular policy areas or that provides a public service, but is not a government department
Synonyms and related words
Government departments and public bodies
administration
agency
branch
NDPB
noun countable
US /ˌen di pi ˈbi/
Word Forms
singular
NDPB
plural
NDPBs
DEFINITIONS1
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non-departmental public body: an organization that advises the government on particular policy areas or that provides a public service, but is not a government department