Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quangocrat

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: quan-go-crat
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A powerful high-ranking official in a quango; a proponent of quangocracy.

Example Sentences

"Right now, FCA is what the British call a 'quango,' for Quasi-Autonomous National Governmental Organization, and Popejoy is a quangocrat playing chicken."
"In many parts of Britain a new class of quangocrat has emerged, and nowhere more so than in Wales."
"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..."
"In the hands of a genuinely well-meaning Arts Council, it also means 'power', exercised by some genuinely well-meaning quangocrat."

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

quangocrats (plural)

Questions

What does quangocrat mean?: A powerful high-ranking official in a quango; a proponent of quangocracy.
Where does quangocrat come from?: Etymology tree English quango Proto-Indo-European *kret-der. Ancient Greek κρᾰ́τος (krắtos)bor. English -crat English quangocrat From quango + -crat.

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