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quango

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quango /ˈkwæŋˌgoʊ/ noun
plural quangos
quango
/ˈkwæŋˌgoʊ/
noun
plural quangos
Learner's definition of QUANGO
[count] British
: an organization that deals with public matters and is supported by the government but that works independently and has its own legal powers(英国)半官方机构
Quango was formed as an abbreviation of “quasi-nongovernmental organization.”*quango是quasi-nongovernmental organization的缩略词。
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quango

noun

quan·​go ˈkwaŋ-ˌgō How to pronounce quango (audio)
plural quangos
British
: a partly autonomous regulatory agency
especially : one in Britain organized outside the civil service but financed and appointed by the government

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The Arts Council, a quango that distributes money from the government and the National Lottery, has opened its purse. The Economist, 22 June 2020 And books were a means to his glorious end: to make his home town stand proudly on its own two feet, freed from the shackles of the useless town council, the Welsh Tourist Board and the quangos of the Development Board for Rural Wales. The Economist, 29 Aug. 2019

Word History

Etymology

quasi-nongovernmental organization

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of quango was in 1973
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