Quangoland

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The world of quangos (quasi-autonomous non-governmental organizations); quangos generally. derogatory, uncountable

    "On quango reform, little could be expected from Hunt, who had spent much of his Welsh time in quangoland and who had exploited the system for all it was worth, since Wales returned only six Conservative MPs."

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"On quango reform, little could be expected from Hunt, who had spent much of his Welsh time in quangoland and who had exploited the system for all it was worth, since Wales returned only six Conservative MPs."

Etymology

From quango + land.

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