By the way, literally web searching for “non-profit organization” brings up plenty of sources that refer to governing bodies as primary sources for the meaning of the term.
I don’t know what exact search term you were using, or the results you obtained that contradict the idea that the term “non-profit organization” is defined by relevant government authorities or that the word “profit” in the term refers to anything other than the monetary meaning. The link in Wikipedia for “profit” in the definition goes specifically to its Profit_(accounting) page, for example.
By the way, literally web searching for “non-profit organization” brings up plenty of sources that refer to governing bodies as primary sources for the meaning of the term.
I don’t know what exact search term you were using, or the results you obtained that contradict the idea that the term “non-profit organization” is defined by relevant government authorities or that the word “profit” in the term refers to anything other than the monetary meaning.
How is this relevant to the parent comment?
The link in Wikipedia for “profit” in the definition goes specifically to its Profit_(accounting) page, for example.
If you are not familiar with Wikipedia title formatting standards, whenever there’s a bracketed term afterwards disambiguating, it is because there are other known usages common enough to be a potential source of confusion for the average Wikipedia reader.
By the way, literally web searching for “non-profit organization” brings up plenty of sources that refer to governing bodies as primary sources for the meaning of the term.
I don’t know what exact search term you were using, or the results you obtained that contradict the idea that the term “non-profit organization” is defined by relevant government authorities or that the word “profit” in the term refers to anything other than the monetary meaning. The link in Wikipedia for “profit” in the definition goes specifically to its Profit_(accounting) page, for example.
How is this relevant to the parent comment?
If you are not familiar with Wikipedia title formatting standards, whenever there’s a bracketed term afterwards disambiguating, it is because there are other known usages common enough to be a potential source of confusion for the average Wikipedia reader.
So it’s in fact a counter-example for your claim.