An organization or industry, now esp. in some African countries, having political authority and serving the state indirectly. Cf. parastate, n.
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| 释义 | society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > a or the government > government department or agency > [noun] > state agency or quango (6) parastatal1944 An organization or industry, now esp. in some African countries, having political authority and serving the state indirectly. Cf. parastate, n. parastate1959 An organization which takes on some of the roles of civil government or political authority; an agency through which the state operates… quango1973 Originally: an ostensibly non-governmental organization which in practice carries out work for the government. Now chiefly: an administrative body… Subcategories:— in France (1) — member of (1) — centre for up-to-date reports (1) |
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