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quango
[ kwang-goh ]
noun
- (especially in the United Kingdom) a semipublic advisory and administrative body supported by the government and having most of its members appointed by the government.
quango
/ ˈ°ì·Éæŋɡəʊ /
noun
- a semipublic government-financed administrative body whose members are appointed by the government
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of quango1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of quango1
Example Sentences
The government has already announced big cuts to the welfare bill as well as plans to cut the civil service and abolish several quangos including NHS England.
He said for too long politicians had "chosen to hide behind vast arrays of quangos" - organisations funded by taxpayers but not directly controlled by the government.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the move was the "beginning not the end" and he wants to slim down bloated bureaucracy, meaning more quangos could go.
He also defended the idea of quangos – the term used to describe publicly funded organisations at arm's length from the government.
In short, quangos are bodies like regulators and advisory groups, which are funded by taxpayers but not directly controlled by central government.
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