quasi-governmental
adjective
qua·si-gov·ern·men·tal
ˈkwā-ˌzī-ˌgə-vər(n)-ˈmen-tᵊl 
-sī-,
ˈkwä-zē-,
-sē-
: supported by the government but managed privately
a quasi-governmental health-care agency
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The new contract changes the way BOPA is administered to bring the once-independent, quasi-governmental agency partly under city control.
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Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2024
In many others, regulators and drillers work together through organizations such as the quasi-governmental Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission to design policy.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 24 June 2024
The draft contract contains a provision that would permit city officials to revoke BOPA’s status as Baltimore’s arts agency at any time — a decision that would effectively put the quasi-governmental agency out of business.
—Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2024
The Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling hinged on Missouri’s quasi-governmental student loan agency, called MOHELA, which helps Missouri pay for scholarship programs.
—Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2024
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Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2024
In many others, regulators and drillers work together through organizations such as the quasi-governmental Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission to design policy.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 24 June 2024
The draft contract contains a provision that would permit city officials to revoke BOPA’s status as Baltimore’s arts agency at any time — a decision that would effectively put the quasi-governmental agency out of business.
—Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2024
The Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling hinged on Missouri’s quasi-governmental student loan agency, called MOHELA, which helps Missouri pay for scholarship programs.
—Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2024
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“Quasi-governmental.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quasi-governmental. Accessed 21 Aug. 2024.
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