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单词 quango
释义

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

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