quango
Americannoun
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quangos
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of quango
First recorded in 1975–80; qu(asi)-a(utonomous) n(on-)g(overnmental) o(rganization) or qu(asi)-a(utonomous) n(ational) g(overnmental) o(rganization)
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The meeting follows the government abolishing NHS England, the world's biggest quango - short for a quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation - last week.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2025
In Northstowe, the housing quango Homes England is partnering with the private sector.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2024
In 1981, a quango, the London Docklands Development Corporation, was set up to shape its future.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 18, 2015
The deal between government and the Canal and River Trust is “astonishingly far sighted,” says Simon Thurley, the head of English Heritage, a quango that is undergoing its own separation from Whitehall.
From Economist ● Dec. 17, 2014
However, early plans to involve the Shareholder Executive investment quango in a rescue of UK Coal were ultimately ditched.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 9, 2013
The 2024 manifesto pledged £50bn a year of savings from government departments and quangos.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2025
Mr O'Connell said the TPA backed the Labour government's review of quangos, and urged more focus on scrapping unnecessary functions and bringing delivery of significant services back under political control.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2025
Asked last month if the government was planning another "bonfire of the quangos", Downing Street said the PM wanted to see a more "active and agile state", rather than "outsourcing" decisions to other bodies.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2025
A government source said the review had no completion date, and ministers had not set a target for how many quangos, or quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisations, they wanted to abolish.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2025
The BBC has been told ministers are considering passing a new law that would make it easier to scrap multiple quangos at once.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2025
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