quango
noun[C]
oftendisapprovinguk/ˈkwæŋ.ɡəʊ/us/ˈkwæŋ.ɡoʊ/pluralquangosanorganizationthat isestablishedby agovernmenttoconsiderasubjectofpublicimportance, but isindependentfrom thegovernment
半官方机构UK politics: government departments & organizations
- admiralty
- agency
- bureau
- chancellorship
- cobra
- defence
- drive-by
- executive
- FDA
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office
- HMRC
- HMSO
- lobby
- MI6
- ministry
- mod
- monolith
- NGO
- secretariat
- the Foreign Office