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prettygoodwordBack to a week of Words My True Love Gave Me. Yes, the little red bag still has some left -- less than half, at this point. Onward!
quango - n., a semi-autonomous organization funded by the government but supposedly operating independently from it.
Largely Commonwealth usage, but it'd be a useful term to have in the States. Originally a shortened quasi-NGO, but now more commonly spelled out as QUasi-Autonomous Non-Governmental Organization.
---L.
quango - n., a semi-autonomous organization funded by the government but supposedly operating independently from it.
Largely Commonwealth usage, but it'd be a useful term to have in the States. Originally a shortened quasi-NGO, but now more commonly spelled out as QUasi-Autonomous Non-Governmental Organization.
---L.
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Date: 2008-04-07 02:54 pm (UTC)This word makes me happy. :D
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Date: 2008-04-07 05:40 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-04-07 08:41 pm (UTC)---L.
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Date: 2008-04-07 09:26 pm (UTC)Rort can be a noun or a verb. Originally Australian, it has migrated back to Britain and can be found regularly in the political and financial pages.
Def: Fraud or dishonesty, specifically with other people's money; implications of systematically exploiting (financial) rules for personal profit. Examples: a tax rort, a mortgage loan rort
Der: Allegedly from "rorty" (obs., jolly or merry) but I've never seen a reasonable list of citations for the transition in meaning.
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Date: 2008-04-08 12:36 am (UTC)---L.