quangon.

Brit.

/ˈkwaŋɡəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈkwæŋɡoʊ/

Inflections: Plural quangos, quangoes.

Forms: 1900s– QANGO, 1900s– Qango, 1900s– qango, 1900s– QUANGO, 1900s– Quango, 1900s– quango.

Origin: Formed within English, as an acronym. Etymon: English quasi non-governmental organization.

Etymology: Acronym, originally < the initial letters of quasi non-governmental organization (cf quot. 1967), but in later use also frequently reinterpreted as < the initial letters of either quasi-autonomous non-government(al) organization or quasi-autonomous national government(al) organization.The coinage of the acronym is frequently attributed to A. Barker of the University of Essex: see e.g. R. L. Wettenhall in Current Affairs Bulletin 57 (1981) 14–22, and compare:1982 A. Barker Quangos in Britain 220 This was around 1970, when I invented this near-acronym from an American term ‘quasi-non-governmental organisation’.

Chiefly British.

Originally: an ostensibly non-governmental organization which in practice carries out work for the government. Now chiefly: an administrative body which has a recognized role within the processes of national government, but which is constituted in a way which affords it some independence from government, even though it may receive state funding or support and senior appointments to it may be made by government ministers. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > a or the government > government department or agency > [noun] > state agency or quango

parastatal1944

parastate1959

quango1973

1967 A. Pifer in Ann. Rep. Carnegie Corp. N.Y. 3 In recent years there has appeared on the American scene a new genus of organization which represents a noteworthy experiment in the art of government... We may call it the quasi nongovernmental organization.]

1973 C. Hood in New Society 16 Aug. 386/1 It was the Americans who first drew attention to the importance of what they have labelled the ‘grants economy’, the ‘contract state’ and the ‘quasi-non-government organisation’ (Quango).

1975 Listener 2 Oct. 433/1 What our American cousins describe as ‘quangos’, which..are the quasi non-governmental organisations..from the University Grants Committee to the British Tourist Authority.

1976 Observer 2 May 1/2 A new species of animal is multiplying in the undergrowth of Britain—the QUANGO, or Quasi Autonomous National Governmental Organisation.

1977 New Society 17 Mar. 531/1 Now sits in the House of Lords and has an array of quango jobs.

1980 T. Sharpe Ancestral Vices ix. 70 He's some sort of personal Quango... A Quasi Autonomous Non-Governmental Organization, as you very well know.

1990 Times Educ. Suppl. 2 Nov. (Review section) 3/3 Here was this well-heeled Government quango to hand out funds and develop sport generally.

2004 V. Thompson in F. Armstrong & M. Moore Action Res. Inclusive Educ. ii. 17 Local authority control was replaced by more direct governmental control in the guise of a quango, the Further Education Funding Council.

Derivatives

quanˈgocracy n. usu. somewhat depreciative quangos or their members considered collectively; the exercise of power or influence by quangos.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > a or the system of government > systems governed by person or body > [noun] > by quangos

quangocracy1978

1978 Daily Tel. 11 Nov. 18 The nationalised gravy train, assorted quangocracy and foreign despots continue to be kept in the style to which they are accustomed.

1980 Times 12 Jan. 3/2 Those great beneficiaries of quangocracy, the trade unions and the academics of the left, are beginning to fight back.

2006 Daily Mail (Nexis) 5 Jan. 14 This quangocracy is expected tamely to do the Government's bidding rather than follow its own independent course.

ˈquangocrat n. usu. somewhat depreciative a member of a quango seen as wielding (excessive) power or influence with unelected authority.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > a or the government > government department or agency > [noun] > state agency or quango > member of

quangocrat1979

1979 Economist (Nexis) 14 Apr. 23 Mr Hague has gained some experience as a quangocrat himself—at the Northwest Gas Board and the price commission.

2006 Marketing Week (Austral.) (Nexis) 16 Mar. 82 What we did not know until now was that quangocrats are delicately nurtured souls to whose cheeks a reddish hue rises easily.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quango
释义	quangon. Brit. /ˈkwaŋɡəʊ/, U.S. /ˈkwæŋɡoʊ/ Inflections: Plural quangos, quangoes. Forms: 1900s– QANGO, 1900s– Qango, 1900s– qango, 1900s– QUANGO, 1900s– Quango, 1900s– quango. Origin: Formed within English, as an acronym. Etymon: English quasi non-governmental organization. Etymology: Acronym, originally < the initial letters of quasi non-governmental organization (cf quot. 1967), but in later use also frequently reinterpreted as < the initial letters of either quasi-autonomous non-government(al) organization or quasi-autonomous national government(al) organization.The coinage of the acronym is frequently attributed to A. Barker of the University of Essex: see e.g. R. L. Wettenhall in Current Affairs Bulletin 57 (1981) 14–22, and compare:1982 A. Barker Quangos in Britain 220 This was around 1970, when I invented this near-acronym from an American term ‘quasi-non-governmental organisation’. Chiefly British. Originally: an ostensibly non-governmental organization which in practice carries out work for the government. Now chiefly: an administrative body which has a recognized role within the processes of national government, but which is constituted in a way which affords it some independence from government, even though it may receive state funding or support and senior appointments to it may be made by government ministers. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > a or the government > government department or agency > [noun] > state agency or quango parastatal1944 parastate1959 quango1973 1967 A. Pifer in Ann. Rep. Carnegie Corp. N.Y. 3 In recent years there has appeared on the American scene a new genus of organization which represents a noteworthy experiment in the art of government... We may call it the quasi nongovernmental organization.] 1973 C. Hood in New Society 16 Aug. 386/1 It was the Americans who first drew attention to the importance of what they have labelled the ‘grants economy’, the ‘contract state’ and the ‘quasi-non-government organisation’ (Quango). 1975 Listener 2 Oct. 433/1 What our American cousins describe as ‘quangos’, which..are the quasi non-governmental organisations..from the University Grants Committee to the British Tourist Authority. 1976 Observer 2 May 1/2 A new species of animal is multiplying in the undergrowth of Britain—the QUANGO, or Quasi Autonomous National Governmental Organisation. 1977 New Society 17 Mar. 531/1 Now sits in the House of Lords and has an array of quango jobs. 1980 T. Sharpe Ancestral Vices ix. 70 He's some sort of personal Quango... A Quasi Autonomous Non-Governmental Organization, as you very well know. 1990 Times Educ. Suppl. 2 Nov. (Review section) 3/3 Here was this well-heeled Government quango to hand out funds and develop sport generally. 2004 V. Thompson in F. Armstrong & M. Moore Action Res. Inclusive Educ. ii. 17 Local authority control was replaced by more direct governmental control in the guise of a quango, the Further Education Funding Council. Derivatives quanˈgocracy n. usu. somewhat depreciative quangos or their members considered collectively; the exercise of power or influence by quangos. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > a or the system of government > systems governed by person or body > [noun] > by quangos quangocracy1978 1978 Daily Tel. 11 Nov. 18 The nationalised gravy train, assorted quangocracy and foreign despots continue to be kept in the style to which they are accustomed. 1980 Times 12 Jan. 3/2 Those great beneficiaries of quangocracy, the trade unions and the academics of the left, are beginning to fight back. 2006 Daily Mail (Nexis) 5 Jan. 14 This quangocracy is expected tamely to do the Government's bidding rather than follow its own independent course. ˈquangocrat n. usu. somewhat depreciative a member of a quango seen as wielding (excessive) power or influence with unelected authority. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > a or the government > government department or agency > [noun] > state agency or quango > member of quangocrat1979 1979 Economist (Nexis) 14 Apr. 23 Mr Hague has gained some experience as a quangocrat himself—at the Northwest Gas Board and the price commission. 2006 Marketing Week (Austral.) (Nexis) 16 Mar. 82 What we did not know until now was that quangocrats are delicately nurtured souls to whose cheeks a reddish hue rises easily. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1973
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