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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

parastatal en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˌpæɹəˈsteɪdəl/ (US)
  • /paɹəˈsteɪtəl/ (UK)

Etymology

From French, equivalent to para- + statal.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Pertaining to such a company or group.
    • ‘Parastatal’ organizations – local councils, representatives of business, the Red Cross – had been increasingly filling the gap left by the government’s maladministration [...]. 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years, Penguin, published 2010, page 918:

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parastatal en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌpæɹəˈsteɪdəl/ (US)
  • /paɹəˈsteɪtəl/ (UK)

Etymology

From French, equivalent to para- + statal.

Meanings

  1. (Africa) A company, agency, or intergovernmental organization that possesses political clout and is separate from the government, but whose activities serve the state, either directly or indirectly.

Forms

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Synonyms

quango