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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In the past few years, the quasi-governmental agencies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have backed approximately 40% of all new mortgages, and the Federal Housing Administration, which is a government agency, has insured an additional one-quarter of them.
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Andrea Riquier, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Officials at the Maricopa Association of Governments, a quasi-governmental agency that creates the regional transportation spending plan, could not immediately be reached for comment.
—Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 4 Dec. 2024
Eight of the 13 interim board members of the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts stepped down the week after city officials voted to terminate the quasi-governmental organization’s 22-year contract, BOPA confirmed Wednesday.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 14 Nov. 2024
The great majority of the immigrants came from Russia, followed by the U.S. and Canada, according to the data from the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration and the quasi-governmental Jewish Agency released ahead of Rosh Hashanah.
—Etgar Lefkovits, Sun Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2024
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Andrea Riquier, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Officials at the Maricopa Association of Governments, a quasi-governmental agency that creates the regional transportation spending plan, could not immediately be reached for comment.
—Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 4 Dec. 2024
Eight of the 13 interim board members of the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts stepped down the week after city officials voted to terminate the quasi-governmental organization’s 22-year contract, BOPA confirmed Wednesday.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 14 Nov. 2024
The great majority of the immigrants came from Russia, followed by the U.S. and Canada, according to the data from the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration and the quasi-governmental Jewish Agency released ahead of Rosh Hashanah.
—Etgar Lefkovits, Sun Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Quasi-governmental.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quasi-governmental. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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