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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Toles’ resignation leaves the quasi-governmental anti-poverty organization with 11 vacancies on its 18-seat board.
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La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 24 Oct. 2024
Whereas, Moreover, California’s cities, counties, special districts, joint powers authorities, and other quasi-governmental entities exerted demonstrable undue pressure upon African slaves and Black Californians throughout the territory.
—Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024
The new contract changes the way BOPA is administered to bring the once-independent, quasi-governmental agency partly under city control.
—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
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La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 24 Oct. 2024
Whereas, Moreover, California’s cities, counties, special districts, joint powers authorities, and other quasi-governmental entities exerted demonstrable undue pressure upon African slaves and Black Californians throughout the territory.
—Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024
The new contract changes the way BOPA is administered to bring the once-independent, quasi-governmental agency partly under city control.
—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
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“Quasi-governmental.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quasi-governmental. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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