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quangocracy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /kwaŋˈɡɒkɹəsi/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree English quango Proto-Indo-European *kret-der. Ancient Greek κρᾰ́τος (krắtos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -κρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (-krătĭ́ā)bor. English -cracy English quangocracy From quango + -cracy.

Meanings

1. Rule by quangos or similar unelected bodies.
   • This vicious and unjust slur is handed down from on high by a back-slapping quangocracy that's "in agreement about everything". 2014 May 22, Will Self, “Selfish, Whining Monkeys by Rod Liddle review – why is he so angry?”, in The Guardian:
   • The dark forces arrayed against her – what she once dubbed the “anti-growth coalition” and now calls, depending on her audience, the “quangocracy” or “communists” – were determined that she wouldn’t succeed. 2024 March 30, David Runciman, “‘She still carries an aura of spectacular failure’: why hasn’t Liz Truss gone away?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

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Relateds

bureaucracy