NGB

NGB (plural NGBs)

1. (physics) Initialism of Nambu-Goldstone boson.
2. Initialism of National Governing Body, one of the member organizations of the US Olympic Committee (USOC) charged with governance of recognized sports.
   • 2025 June 18, “USOPC Athlete Safety Policy”, in USOPC‎^[1], archived from the original on 23 July 2025, pages 13, 16:

     All allegations of Prohibited Conduct that fall under the jurisdiction of an NGB will be forwarded to that NGB for response and resolution unless the USOPC identifies a conflict of interest or other concern that necessitates the report being filed with the Center instead. The USOPC will promptly notify the reporting party of the report referral. […] The Investigation Report will be shared with the Claimants(s) and Respondents(s) and any relevant NGBs upon issuance of the Decision, subject to redactions as necessary to protect confidentiality and privacy.

   • 2025 July 22, Kevin Dotson, “US Olympic and Paralympic Committee says it will comply with Trump’s order banning transgender athletes from women’s sports”, in CNN‎^[2]:

     The new language reads: “The USOPC is committed to protecting opportunities for athletes participating in sport. The USOPC will continue to collaborate with various stakeholders with oversight responsibilities, e.g., IOC, IPC, NGBs, to ensure that women have a fair and safe competition environment consistent with Executive Order 14201 and the Ted Stevens Olympic & Amateur Sports Act, 36 U.S.C § 22501, et. seq.”

• NBG

NGB f

1. (grammar, linguistics) initialism of Nomenclatura Gramatical Brasileira (“Brazilian Grammatical Nomenclature”), the official grammar terminology of Brazil's educational system.

• Nomenclatura Gramatical Brasileira‎^[3] (in Portuguese), José Borges Neto, 1958–1959
• Pedro Valadares (26 September 2022) “Nomenclatura Gramatical Brasileira (NGB) – o que é isso?”, in Clube do Português‎^[4] (in Portuguese)