quango

IPA: kwˈɑŋgoʊ

(UK, Ireland, government) An organization that, although financed by a government, acts independently of it.

Examples of "quango" in Sentences

When the old Blood Service "quango" in Stevenage was scrapped by the last bunch of Tories it introduced Aids to an unsuspecting haemophiliac population.
In a letter to Cabinet ministers, Mrs Thatcher's then principal private secretary Kenneth Stowe acknowledged "the term quango has no generally accepted definition".
The quango, which is responsible for more than 4,000 miles of motorway and trunk road, said the move will save money and carbon emissions and even stop light pollution.
In a speech to Reform this afternoon, David Cameron argued that the growth of the so-called quango state represents “a serious accountability problem with our political system”.
In Britain it is known as a "quango," or a quasi-autonomous non-governmental organization that receives funding and a mission from parliament but acts independently, with its own board.