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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
quango
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Although these are legitimate grounds for unease, solutions are far from straight forward because of the diversity of quangos.
▪ Because of these various difficulties a count of quangos is beset with problems.
▪ Exactly how many quangos exist is not known.
▪ For these reasons, if for no others, quangos seem unlikely to become extinct.
▪ In some cases Labour's quangos merge existing ones, or replace well-established bodies.
▪ Ministers must themselves address these problems and not leave so-called quangos to tackle the job for them.
▪ The development of semi-independent quangos was noted at the start of this chapter.
▪ The make-up of some of the most influential quangos is laid down in law, and would require more legislation to change.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
quango

1973, acronym for quasi-non-governmental organization (a descriptive phrase itself attested from 1967). Related: Quangocracy; quangocrat.

Wiktionary
quango

n. (context UK English) An organization that, although financed by a government, acts independently of it.

WordNet
quango

n. QUAsi Non-Governmental Organization; an organization that is financed by the government yet acts independently of the government [syn: quasi-NGO]

Wikipedia
Quango

In both the United Kingdom and Ireland, a quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation (quango or QuANGO, less often QANGO) is an organisation to which a government has devolved power. In the United Kingdom this term covers different "arm's-length" government bodies, including " non-departmental public bodies", non-ministerial departments, and executive agencies.

The Forestry Commission, which is a non-ministerial government department responsible for forestry in England and Scotland, is an example of a quango.

Quango (disambiguation)

Quango or Qango may refer to:

  • Quango, an acronym meaning "quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation"
  • Quango Music Group, a music label
  • Quando Quango, a Manchester, England based new wave dance project
  • Qango (band), an English progressive rock band

Usage examples of "quango".

De fused a war on Kintyre, got a whole raft of trade concessions from the Olivet Quango, and that was a real feather in her ear.

The directorships, the Quangos, the circles that might have admitted him, the respect - they all paled.