quango — English Dictionary

Noun

1. An organization that, although financed by a government, acts independently of it.

   Usage

   • UK usage
   • Derogatory
   • often

   Related words

   GONGONDPBparastatal

   Examples

   More examples (1)

   The strongest link to the State, however, occurs with quangos, (quasi-NGOs), and the many umbrella groups that also thrive on State support. Many of the new parties realized after their Sturm und Drang years that they still needed regular contacts with the 'civil' world and that their civilian support base had been seriously eroded.

   Various state committees and quangos had had stands; government and opposition ministers had attended.

Noun

1. a quasi nongovernmental organization; an organization that is financed by the government yet acts independently of the government

   Synonyms

   quasi-NGO

   Broader terms

   organizationorganisation