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Meanings of civil association in English

Russian
нко
Portuguese
instituição sem fins lucrativos
Spanish
organización sin fines de lucro
Catalan
entitat sense ànim de lucre

Organization that uses its income to achieve its goals rather than distributing it as profit or dividends.

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    Usage of civil association in English
    1
    But even if political association did not directly contribute to the progress of civil association, to destroy the former would be to impair the latter.
    Democracy in America — Volume 2
    2
    In all the countries where political associations are prohibited, civil associations are rare.
    Democracy in America — Volume 2
    3
    Civil associations, therefore, facilitate political association: but, on the other hand, political association singularly strengthens and improves associations for civil purposes.
    Democracy in America — Volume 2