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quango

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quan⋅go

  [kwang-goh]
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–noun, plural -gos.
(esp. in Great Britain) a semi-public advisory and administrative body supported by the government and having most of its members appointed by the government.
Origin:
1975–80; qu(asi)-a(utonomous) n(on-)g(overnmental) o(rganization) or qu(asi)-a(utonomous) n(ational) g(overnmental) o(rganization)
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quan·go   (kwāng'gō)   
n.   pl. quan·gos
An organization or agency that is financed by a government but that acts independently of it.

[qua(si) n(on-)g(overnmental) o(rganization).]
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