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In case any other non-native speakers wonder about "quango" it seems to be from quasi-NGO [1], where of course NGO means a non-governmental organization. A new
by unwind 5y ago
In case any other non-native speakers wonder about "quango" it seems to be from quasi-NGO [1], where of course NGO means a non-governmental organization. A new one for me!
[1]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quango https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quango
- denton-scratch 5y agoI think that article is wrong; I think that acronym is of British origin, in the 80s, and it expanded as "Quasi-autonomous non-government organization" (which the article refers to as a "backronym"). That's the expansion I have always encountered since I first came across the acronym. "Quasi-NGO" doesn't have anything for the 'A' (OTOH, none of the expansions offers an explanation of the 'U', I guess) "Quasi" means "like", or "fake". It's the autonomy of a QUANGO that is fake, not its non-governmentalness.