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quangocrat en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English quango Proto-Indo-European *kret-der. Ancient Greek κρᾰ́τος (krắtos)bor. English -crat English quangocrat From quango + -crat.

Meanings

1. A powerful high-ranking official in a quango; a proponent of quangocracy.
   • As Nolan moved in to stop payments for sitting on such boards, The Guardian identified the main 'quangocrat' as Sir Brian Shaw, who received £4000 per day... 1999, Bill Jones, Political Issues in Britain Today:
   • In many parts of Britain a new class of quangocrat has emerged, and nowhere more so than in Wales. 1994, The Economist:
   • In the hands of a genuinely well-meaning Arts Council, it also means 'power', exercised by some genuinely well-meaning quangocrat. 2002, Sarah Ferris, Poet John Hewitt, 1907-1987 and Criticism of Northern Irish Protestant Writing:
   • Right now, FCA is what the British call a 'quango,' for Quasi-Autonomous National Governmental Organization, and Popejoy is a quangocrat playing chicken. 1990, Martin Mayer, The Greatest-ever Bank Robbery: The Collapse of the Savings and Loan Industry:

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