quango
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++quan·go /ˈkwæŋɡəʊ $ -ɡoʊ/ noun (plural quangos) [countable] PGOan independent organization in Britain, started by the government but with its own legal powers 〔英国的〕准自治管理机构；半官方机构► see thesaurus at organization
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quango• Ministers must themselves address these problems and not leave so-called quangos to tackle the job for them.• The development of semi-independent quangos was noted at the start of this chapter.• The make-up of some of the most influential quangos is laid down in law, and would require more legislation to change.• Exactly how many quangos exist is not known.• Because of these various difficulties a count of quangos is beset with problems.• Although these are legitimate grounds for unease, solutions are far from straight forward because of the diversity of quangos.• For these reasons, if for no others, quangos seem unlikely to become extinct.• In some cases Labour's quangos merge existing ones, or replace well-established bodies.From Longman Business Dictionaryquangoquan‧go /ˈkwæŋgəʊ-goʊ/ noun (plural quangos 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 particular activities, for example by deciding who should receive money given by the government. The new name for quangos is NDPBsUnelected quangos have replaced elected boards in much of the administration of government.quangos such as the Arts Councilquan·go nounChineseSyllable
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quango
quan‧go /ˈkwæŋɡəʊ $ -ɡoʊ/
noun (plural quangos) [countable]
an independent organization in Britain, started by the government but with its own legal powers
▪ organization a group of people, companies, or countries, which is set up for a particular purpose: Greenpeace is an international organization that protects the environment. | the World Health Organization
▪institution a large important organization such as a bank, church, or university: The University is an important academic institution. | financial institutions such as banks
▪association an organization for people in a particular profession, sport, or activity, which officially represents its members – often used in names: I met a representative of the National Association of Teachers. | the Football Association
▪party an organization of people with the same political aims which you can vote for in elections: Which political party do you support? | He voted for the Republican Party’s candidate.
▪body an important group of people who make the rules and advise people about what should be allowed: the sport’s governing body | The government has set up an advisory body.
▪club/society an organization for people who share an interest, for example a sport: We belong to a tennis club. | I joined the university film society.
▪union an organization formed by workers in order to protect their rights: The union ordered its members out on strike.
▪charity an organization which collects money to help people who are poor, sick etc and does not make any profit for itself: She has raised a lot of money for local charities.
▪quango British English disapproving an organization set up by the government, which has official power but whose members have not been elected: the amount of money that is wasted on government quangos
quan‧go /ˈkwæŋɡəʊ $ -ɡoʊ/
noun (plural quangos) [countable]an independent organization in Britain, started by the government but with its own legal powers
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