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

That concern is also raised by the memo from the quasi-governmental mortgage lender Fannie Mae to Pulte that generated the accusation against Schiff.

From Los Angeles Times

That’s largely because of popular distaste for Musk’s role at DOGE, the quasi-governmental agency that has run roughshod through government programs, causing chaos in its wake.

From Los Angeles Times

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

However, under the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979, Washington was also empowered to cooperate with a quasi-governmental Taiwanese diplomatic agency, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the U.S., and provide Taiwan with the weapons needed for its defense.

From Salon