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quangoland en · NOUN

Etymology

From quango + land.

Meanings

  1. (derogatory, uncountable) The world of quangos (quasi-autonomous non-governmental organizations); quangos generally.
    • The netherworld of "quangoland" is not very transparent, but thanks to the efforts of the Netherlands Court of Audit, the situation has improved a great deal[…] 2006, Marko Köthenbürger, Hans-Werner Sinn, John Whalley, Privatization Experiences in the European Union, page 295:
    • 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. 1998, Hywel Williams, Guilty men: conservative decline and fall, 1992-1997, page 64: