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Quango

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Noun

1. quango, quasi-ngo

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Quango

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noun plural -gos
a semipublic government-financed administrative body whose members are appointed by the government

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Quango

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noun
Chiefly British
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 College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Quango

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n. pl. quan·gos
An organization or agency that is financed by a government but that acts independently of it.

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