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quango

quan·go [ kwáng g ] (plural quan·gos)


noun 
Definition:
 
U.K. autonomous government-financed organization: an organization that is able to act independently of the government that finances it

[Late 20th century. Acronym <quasiautonomous nongovernmental organization]
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