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English
Etymology
From quango + land.
Noun
quangoland (uncountable)
- (derogatory) The world of quangos (quasi-autonomous non-governmental organizations); quangos generally.
1998, Hywel Williams, Guilty men: conservative decline and fall, 1992-1997, page 64: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.
2006, Marko Köthenbürger, Hans-Werner Sinn, John Whalley, Privatization Experiences in the European Union, page 295: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 […]