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quango Definition
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quango
noun
quangos
1. A semi-public administrative body that functions outwith the civil service but which is government-funded and which has its senior appointments made by the government.
Etymology
: 1960s: from
qua
si-autonomous
n
on-
g
overnmental
o
rganization.
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