quangocracy
English
Etymology
From quango + -cracy.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /kwaŋˌɡɒkɹəsi/
Noun
quangocracy (plural quangocracies)
- Rule by quangos or similar unelected bodies. [from 20th c.]
- 2014, Will Self, The Guardian, 22 May 2014:
- This vicious and unjust slur is handed down from on high by a back-slapping quangocracy that's "in agreement about everything".
- 2014, Will Self, The Guardian, 22 May 2014:
See also
- bureaucracy