quango

[kwang-goh]

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noun, plural quan·gos.

(especially in Great Britain) a semi-public advisory and administrative body supported by the government and having most of its members appointed by the government.

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panel, council

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Origin of quango

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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Examples from the Web for quango

As soon as we could move toward the Quango we did so, meeting in our course several trading-parties, both native and Portuguese.
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa|David Livingstone
On the 4th of April they reached the banks of the Quango, here a hundred and fifty yards wide.
Great African Travellers|W.H.G. Kingston
From the table-land of Cassanga you may survey nearly the whole of the valley watered by the Quango.
The Desert World|Arthur Mangin
We were now on the banks of the Quango, a river one hundred and fifty yards wide, and very deep.
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa|David Livingstone

There is but one opinion among the Balonda respecting the Kasai and Quango.
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa|David Livingstone

British Dictionary definitions for quango

quango

noun plural -gos

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

Word Origin for quango

C20: qu (asi-) a (utonomous) n (on) g (overnmental) o (rganization)

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Word Origin and History for quango

quango

1973, acronym for quasi-non-governmental organization (a descriptive phrase itself attested from 1967). Related: Quangocracy; quangocrat.