non-departmental
adjective
politicsspecialized(alsonondepartmental)uk/ˌnɒn.diː.pɑːtˈmen.təl/us/ˌnɑːn.diː.pɑːrtˈmen.t̬əl//ˌnɑːn.dɪ.pɑːrtˈmen.t̬əl/in the UK,relatingto anorganizationthat isinvolvedingovernmentbut is notpartof agovernmentdepartment:
A new non-departmentalenergyagencywill take overresponsibilityfornuclearpowerstations.
Thegovernmentseesacontinuingrolefor non-departmentalpublicbodies,particularlywhenfacedwithpoliticallyhostilelocalauthorities.
The IPCC is a nondepartmentalpublicbody.
- WhileaccountabilityproblemsarefoundthroughoutBritishpublicadministration, with non-departmentalbodiesthey areparticularlyacute.
- A new non-departmentalenergyagencywill take overresponsibilityforoldnuclearpowerstations.
- Thedecisionto use non-departmentalfundstopayfor themovecame as anunpleasantsurpriseto the City Council.
UK politics: government administration & organization
- awkward
- backbench
- Brexit
- collectivization
- hung parliament
- lord
- partition
- PMQs
- policy-maker
- policy-making
- polity
- reshuffle
- soviet
- the awkward gangidiom
- the House of Commons
- the House of Lords
- the Houses of Parliament
- three-line whip
- upper house
- Westminster