quango (redirected from quangos)

quan·go  (kwngg)

n. pl. quan·gos

An organization or agency that is financed by a government but that acts independently of it.

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[qua(si) n(on-)g(overnmental) o(rganization).]

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quango

Noun

pl -gos a semipublic government-financed administrative body whose members are appointed by the government [qu(asi-)a(utonomous) n(on)g(overnmental) o(rganization)]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

quango - a quasi nongovernmental organization; an organization that is financed by the government yet acts independently of the government quasi-NGO organization, organisation - a group of people who work together

Translations

quango [ˈkwæŋgəu] n abbr (BRIT) (= quasi-autonomous non-governmental organization) → organismo semi-autónomo de subvención estatal

quango [ˈkwæŋgəu] n abbr (Brit) (= quasi-autonomous non-governmental organization) → commission nommée par le gouvernement

quango [ˈkwæŋgəu] (Brit) n abbr (= quasi-autonomous nongovernmental organization) → (regierungsunabhängige) Kommission f

quango [ˈkwæŋgəu] n abbr (BRIT) (= quasi-autonomous non-governmental organization) → commissione consultiva di nomina governativa