quasi-governmental

adjective

qua·​si-gov·​ern·​men·​tal ˈkwā-ˌzī-ˌgə-vər(n)-ˈmen-tᵊl How to pronounce quasi-governmental (audio)
-sī-,
ˈkwä-zē-,
-sē-
: supported by the government but managed privately
a quasi-governmental health care agency

Examples of quasi-governmental in a Sentence

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Privatizing the quasi-governmental insurance company would mean pulling the state out of the workers’ compensation game, while raising serious one-time money to help plug the budget — an idea that Polis hasn’t yet sold lawmakers on. Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 2 Jan. 2025 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. 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 See all Example Sentences for quasi-governmental 

Word History

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of quasi-governmental was in 1948

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“Quasi-governmental.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quasi-governmental. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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