See Also: lobopodia(medicine)

quango (iou) and lobopodia (medicine)


quango (iou)



quango noun. Pl. -os. L20.
[Acronym, from quasi non-government(al) organization; later often glossed as quasi-autonomous non-government(al) organization.]
A semi-public administrative body outside the Civil Service but with financial support from and senior members appointed by the Government.
Economist A quango covers just about everything from the Price Commission to the Police Complaints Board.
quangocrat noun (colloq.) a member of a quango, esp. regarded as exercising unelected authority L20.

lobopodia (medicine)


lobopodia
<cell biology> Hemispherical protrusions from the front of a moving tissue cell.