QUANGO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does quango mean? 

• QUANGO (noun)
  The noun QUANGO has 1 sense:

1. a quasi nongovernmental organization; an organization that is financed by the government yet acts independently of the government

  Familiarity information: QUANGO used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• QUANGO (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A quasi nongovernmental organization; an organization that is financed by the government yet acts independently of the government

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

quango; quasi-NGO

Hypernyms ("quango" is a kind of...):

organisation; organization (a group of people who work together)