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<p>A <b>quango</b> (<b>quasi-autonomous non-governmental organization</b>; also <b>QUANGO</b>) is a corporation, authority or other organisation, formed outside of government-proper, to which a government has devolved power over certain public functions; the organisation has some independence but still partly or ultimately controlled or financed by ministers or other government officers. The <a href="page.php?w=acronym">acronym</a> was originally derived from quasi-NGO, where NGO is the abbreviation for a <a href="page.php?w=non-government_organization">non-government organization</a>,</p><p>
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