QUANGO

quango, quasi-NGO

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From the initial letters (the first two letters for the first word) of “quasi-autonomous non-governmental organization”.

Noun

quango (plural quangos)

(Britain) An organization that, although financed by a government, acts independently of it.

Synonyms

• parastatal

Source: Wiktionary



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