/ ˈkwæŋgəʊ; NAmE -goʊ/ noun
( pl. -os ) (often disapproving ) (in Britain) an organization dealing with public matters, started by the government, but working independently and with its own legal powers
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WORD ORIGIN
1970s (originally US): acronym from quasi (or quasi-autonomous ) non-government(al) organization .