Definition of "quangos" []

• Plural form of quango. (noun)

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• "And while they're at it, they should tell us whether their manifesto commitment for 20 new quangos is now on ice."
• "The Tories now need to tell us whether their desperation for headlines and faster cuts means the cost of closing quangos is actually bigger than the savings."
• "Prime Minister David Cameron said the government's planned cull of independent public agencies known as quangos — quasi-autonomous nongovernment organizations — will save billions of pounds, upping its estimate following criticism of the process."