- quango
- Pronounced kwango. Used to describe something good. Current use in British army.
That car is quango.
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quango — quan‧go [ˈkwæŋgəʊ ǁ goʊ] noun quangos PLURALFORM or quangoes [countable] ORGANIZATIONS an independent organization in Britain, formed by the government but with its own legal powers. Quangos are responsible for controlling and supporting… … Financial and business terms
Quango — Quango, Fluß im Innern Südafrikas; entspringt etwa unter 11°20′ südlicher Breite; strömt[737] erst nordwärts, dann nordwestlich u. nimmt bei seiner Vereinigung mit dem Kasai den Namen Congo od. Zaïre an … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Quango — Quango, afrikan. Fluß, s. Kuango … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Quango — Quango, Nebenfluß des Kassai, s.v.w. Kuango (s.d.) … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
quango — (n.) 1973, acronym for quasi non governmental organization (itself attested from 1967) … Etymology dictionary
quango — ► NOUN (pl. quangos) Brit., chiefly derogatory ▪ a semi public administrative body with financial support from and senior appointments made by the government. ORIGIN acronym from quasi (or quasi autonomous) non governmental organization … English terms dictionary
quango — [kwaŋ′gō] n. [qu(asi )a(utonomous) n(on)g(overnmental) o(rganization)] Chiefly Brit. a public advisory and administrative organization, as a board, composed of private citizens appointed by the government which provides funds for operation … English World dictionary
Quango — The acronyms Qango and Quango, variously spelt out as QUAsi Non Governmental Organization, QUasi Autonomous Non Governmental Organization, and QUasi Autonomous National Government Organization, have been used, notably in the United Kingdom, but… … Wikipedia
quango — [[t]kwæ̱ŋgoʊ[/t]] quangos N COUNT In Britain, a quango is a committee which is appointed by the government but works independently. A quango has responsibility for a particular area of activity, for example the giving of government grants to arts … English dictionary
quango — UK [ˈkwæŋɡəʊ] / US [ˈkwæŋɡoʊ] noun [countable] Word forms quango : singular quango plural quangos quasi autonomous non governmental organization: an organization in the UK that is separate from the government but has responsibilities similar to… … English dictionary
Quango — Autorité administrative indépendante Une autorité administrative indépendante (AAI), autorité régulatrice ou quango en anglais (pour quasi non governmental organisation [1]) est un organisme étatique plus ou moins indépendant du pouvoir exécutif … Wikipédia en Français
