quasi-governmental

American  

[kway-zahy-guhv-ern-ment-uhl, kwah-zee-] / ˌkweɪ zaɪˌgʌv ərnˈmɛnt əl, ˌkwɑ zi- /

adjective

1. (of a company or agency) privately owned and administered but at least partly funded by the government; partly governmental, but not fully so.

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Other Word Forms

• quasi-governmentally
  adverb

Example Sentences

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quasi-governmental

“This places a heavy burden on U.S. oil companies and will potentially force them to play a quasi-governmental role on the capacity building and development front,” they said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 4, 2026

"I've recommended that data on sex should be collected by default in all research and data collection commissioned by government and quasi-governmental organisations, and I think implementing that would make a huge difference," she said.

From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2025

In 2016, the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, a quasi-governmental international body, agreed on a working definition of antisemitism that 43 countries have incorporated into their own policies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2023

Yes, it sounds like a public, almost quasi-governmental entity with a vital and noble mission, which, along with its workforce, is executed 24/7 in some of New Jersey's poorest and most underserved communities.

From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2023

The novel — at least in the United States — program creates a quasi-governmental social housing developer to build or convert, as well as manage, low-income housing in the city.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2023