Look up: quango

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   Quango
   Quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation sometimes referred to as a non-departmental public body. Quangos are part of national government but operate at arm's length from government departments. There are around 1,000 such organisations in the UK which between them spend more £24bn. Examples include the housing corporation, the audit commission, the health and safety executive, and English Partnerships. Concern is often expressed about the accountability of such bodies. In response attempts have been made to make quangos more open to public scrutiny and increase the proportion of women and black and minority ethnic people to their boards.
   Found on http://society.guardian.co.uk/glossary/p
   
   
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   quango
   [n] - QUAsi Non-Governmental Organization
   Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio
   
   
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   quango
   an abbreviation of quasi-autonomous non-governmental organization, meaning an organization that is generally not for profit, is in receipt of public funds, but is partly independent of government control.
   Found on http://www.polity.co.uk/cbs3/PDF/Glos.pd
   
   
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   Quango
   Quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation. An organisation set up or appointed by the government to carry out a specific brief or function. Quangos are not government departments, but they do carry out work on behalf of the government.
   Found on http://www.compactlaw.co.uk/legal_glossa
   
   
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   quango
   Any administrative body that is nominally independent but relies on government funding; for example, the British Council (1935), the Equal Opportunities Commission (1975) in the UK, and the...
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   quango
   quasi-NGO noun a quasi nongovernmental organization; an organization that is financed by the government yet acts independently of the government
   Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?
   
   
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   Quango
   The acronyms `Qango` and `Quango`, variously spelt out as QUAsi Non-Governmental Organisation, `QUasi-Autonomous Non-Governmental Organisation`, and `QUasi-Autonomous National Government Organisation`, have been used, notably in the United Kingdom, but also in Australia, Ireland and other countries, to describe a range of organisations to which governments have devolved power. Confusion over the meaning of the acronym has been reflected in confus...
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   quango
   Stands for quasi-non-governmental organization, such as the U.S. Federal Reserve. The term is British. Contexts: phrases
   Found on http://www.econterms.com/glossary.cgi?qu
   
   
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   QUANGO
   Quasi-Autonomous Non-Governmental Organisation
   Found on http://www.cefic.org/glossary/shwGlossar