Definition of Quangos

1. Noun. (plural of quango) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Quangos

1. quango [n] - See also: quango

Lexicographical Neighbors of Quangos

quandangs
quandaries
quandary
quandies
quandong
quandong nut
quandong tree
quandongs
quandry
quandy
quango
quangocracies
quangocracy
quangocrat
quangocrats
quangos (current term)
quannet
quannets
quant
quant fund
quant funds
quant pole
quant poles
quanta
quantal
quantal mitosis
quantality
quantally
quantasome
quanted

Literary usage of Quangos

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Stake in Tomorrow: World Class Lessons in Business Partnershipsby John Marsh by John Marsh (1998)
"... quangos and the Voluntary Sector Government Agencies, quangos and the Voluntary Sector as a System Background Information Stakeholding in Government ..."

2. Managing Decentralisation: A New Role for Labour Market Policy by Oecd (2003)
"One of the first influential criticisms of the functioning of the independent administrative bodies (ie quangos) was contained in a report from the Audit ..."

3. Modernising Public Appointments by John Viney, Judith Osborne (1995)
"Against O any role for select committees in the appointment of quango members O formalisation of a category of political appointments to quangos O a quango ..."

4. Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa: Including a Sketch of by David Livingstone (1858)
"I have crossed several quangos, but all insignificant, except that which drains this valley. The repetition of the favorite names of chiefs, as Catende, ..."

5. Livingstone's Africa: Perilous Adventures and Extensive Discoveries in the by David Livingstone (1872)
"I have crossed several quangos, but all insignificant except that which drains this valley. The repetition of the favorite names of chiefs, aa U.Uende, ..."

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