How to Use quasi-governmental in a Sentence

quasi-governmental

adjective

• Bree Jones, founder of Parity, believes there is a need for a land bank, a quasi-governmental organization that would acquire and sell vacant and abandoned homes and land to ease the vacant crisis.
  — Giacomo Bologna, Baltimore Sun, 27 Feb. 2023
• But in 2021, McGrath was indicted on federal charges of wire fraud and embezzlement connected to his time at a quasi-governmental agency.
  — Justin Wm. Moyer, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2023
• In fact, the mortgage pricing update — which apply to loans backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two quasi-governmental entities that guarantee or purchase the majority of mortgages across the country — is old news.
  — Tara Siegel Bernard, New York Times, 8 May 2023
• The quasi-governmental agency plans to persuade developers to preserve wetlands on their properties.
  — Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Aug. 2023
• Even after planning began for this year’s festival, public confidence was eroded by a series of missteps by BOPA, the quasi-governmental agency that mounts city celebrations.
  — Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 15 Sep. 2023
• The indictments also charged McGrath, long loyal to Hogan, with using money from the quasi-governmental environmental service to pay for personal expenses.
  — Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 12 May 2023
• An influential coalition of Baltimore’s religious leaders has an idea for a new, quasi-governmental agency that would focus solely on vacant housing and oversee billions of dollars in public money — and Mayor Brandon Scott supports the concept.
  — Giacomo Bologna, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2023
• McGrath was set to be tried on federal charges stemming from his time running the Maryland Environmental Service, a quasi-governmental state agency that provides services like wastewater management, composting and recycling.
  — Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2023
• McGrath was set to go on trial on federal charges stemming from his time running the Maryland Environmental Service, a quasi-governmental state agency that provides services like wastewater management, composting and recycling.
  — Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2023
• That ending is generally reserved for institutions approved by an accreditor – quasi-governmental bodies certified by the federal government to ensure colleges meet a minimum academic threshold.
  — Chris Quintana, The Courier-Journal, 9 May 2024

Last Updated: 30 Oct 2024