quango
noun
1.
QUAsi Non-Governmental Organization; an organization that is financed by the government yet acts independently of the government
Origin
From the initial letters (the first two letters for the first word) of quasi-autonomous non-governmental organization. Coined by American president of the Carnegie Foundation Alan Pifer in 1967.
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