Look up: quango

1. 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 ...
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2. quango
   [n] - QUAsi Non-Governmental Organization
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3. 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.
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4. 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.
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5. 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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6. quango
   quasi-NGO noun a quasi nongovernmental organization; an organization that is financed by the government yet acts independently of the government
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7. quango
   Stands for quasi-non-governmental organization, such as the U.S. Federal Reserve. The term is British. Contexts: phrases
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8. QUANGO
   Quasi-Autonomous Non-Governmental Organisation
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21114
   
   
9. Quango
   QUANGO is an abbreviation for Quasi-Autonomous Non-Governmental Organisation
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10. quango
    Type: Term Pronunciation: kwang′gō Definitions: 1. A committee wholly or partially supported by government funds in which some members are appointed by government and others by nongovernmental agencies or organizations; the committee functions as a nongovernmental organization rather than...
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11. 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 Environmental Protection Agency (1970) in the USA. The growth of quangos in the UK represented one aspect of the Conservative government's (1979–97...
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12. Quango
    `Quango` or `qango` is an acronym (variously spelt out as `quasi non-governmental organisation`, `quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation`, and `quasi-autonomous national government organisation`) used notably in the United Kingdom, Ireland and elsewhere to label an organisation to which gove...
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