quango

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She said the responses showed the quango needed greater diversity in its board, staff and the projects it funded.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

We also heard him describe NHS England as the "world's largest quango" - a term that stands for Quasi-Autonomous Non-Governmental Organisation.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2025

In 1981, a quango, the London Docklands Development Corporation, was set up to shape its future.

From The Guardian • Jun. 18, 2015

The deal between government and the Canal and River Trust is “astonishingly far sighted,” says Simon Thurley, the head of English Heritage, a quango that is undergoing its own separation from Whitehall.

From Economist • Dec. 17, 2014

The quango is already responsible for taxpayer holdings in such businesses as Royal Mail, Channel 4, Eurostar and the Royal Mint.

From The Guardian • Jul. 9, 2013