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Dictionary Corner # 54
Quango – noun (pl. quangos) Brit., chiefly derogatory
A semi-public administrative organisation that receives financial support from the government, which makes senior appointments to it.
- ORIGIN from the initial letters of quasi (or quasi-autonomous) non-governmental organisation.
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