quango

Noun

Meaning

a quasi nongovernmental organization; an organization that is financed by the government yet acts independently of the government

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

quasi-NGO council congress ministry assembly chamber committee board panel select committee executive committee praesidium parastatal steering committee steering group

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Hypernyms

organization organisation

Examples

Foreign Office quango says some of NGO’s claims against machinery firm ‘merit further examination’ Source: Internet

North development quango Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) is ploughing almost £2million into its crisis-hit Cairngorm Mountain ski centre. Source: Internet

There was much opposition to the formation of the SWRA with critics saying it was an unelected unrepresentative and unaccountable "quango". Source: Internet

An essential feature of a quango in the original definition was that it should not be a formal part of the state structure. Source: Internet

'Qualgo' stands for 'quasi-autonomous local government organization', the municipal equivalent of a quango, in which members are appointed by other councilors". Source: Internet

This term was shortened to "quango" by Anthony Barker, a British participant during a follow-up conference on the subject. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Quang-si Quang-tong Quanglican quangocracy quangocrat quangoism