Quango Definition

kwănggō
quangos
noun
quangos
A public advisory and administrative organization, as a board, composed of private citizens appointed by the government which provides funds for operation.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • quasi-NGO

Other Word Forms of Quango

Noun

Singular:
quango
Plural:
quangos

Origin of Quango

  • From the initial letters (the first two letters for the first word) of "quasi-autonomous non-governmental organization"

    From Wiktionary

  • qua(si) n(on-)g(overnmental) o(rganization)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Quango Sentence Examples

  • Barks turns icy at the mention of this quango.

  • I sometimes wonder whether these bureaucratic quango types have even the faintest inkling what a " market " actually is.

  • Why do we need a quango at our level?

  • We would strongly oppose establishing a new quango with or without other public bodies.

  • And the control of this will pass to some shady non-elected quango.

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Words Starting With

QQUQUA

Words Ending With

OGONGO

Unscrambles

quango

Words Starting With Q and Ending With O

Starts With Q & Ends With OStarts With QU & Ends With OStarts With Q & Ends With GO

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With Q6 Letter Words Ending With O