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

“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

The letter — sent late Saturday and seemingly spearheaded by Musk and his quasi-governmental Department of Government Efficiency operation— asked federal employees to share a rundown of their work in the last week.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2025

Kiparsky said the idea behind creating these quasi-governmental districts was sound.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 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