[dylan604]

Federal Express is not part of the federal anything, yet nobody is confused by that.

[lesuorac]

I'm sure people are confused by that.

People get confused that the Chamber of Commerce isn't a government body.

[em-bee]

even more so as in some countries and industries membership is mandatory.

but also, delegating certain responsibilities to non-govenment bodies does happen too. these then have quasi governmental authority.