quango
Americannoun
noun
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)
Vocabulary lists containing quango
Example Sentences
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Sir Keir Starmer axed the biggest quango, NHS England, last month and Cabinet Office Minister Pat McFadden is currently reviewing hundreds of quangos in a bid to reduce bureaucratic waste and inefficiency.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2025
Mr Cridland's quango Transport for the North is due to publish its first report soon.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2016
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
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