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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But cuts ordered by the Trump administration's quasi-governmental Department of Government Efficiency eliminated about 800 staff positions and the administration is preparing an even deeper round of layoffs.
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
That memo was sent to the council, a quasi-governmental body that makes recommendations for fixing the region’s air pollution problem, ahead of its Friday meeting.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2025
That record has come under threat, due largely to what has been a concerted effort by Trump — who has vowed to not cut Social Security — and Musk, the head of DOGE, the quasi-governmental agency that has run roughshod through government programs, to undermine public confidence in the program.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2025
This is a quasi-governmental award (worth $1 million), whose past recipients include Michael Bloomberg, Steven Spielberg, and Barbra Streisand.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 27 Feb. 2025
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
That memo was sent to the council, a quasi-governmental body that makes recommendations for fixing the region’s air pollution problem, ahead of its Friday meeting.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2025
That record has come under threat, due largely to what has been a concerted effort by Trump — who has vowed to not cut Social Security — and Musk, the head of DOGE, the quasi-governmental agency that has run roughshod through government programs, to undermine public confidence in the program.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2025
This is a quasi-governmental award (worth $1 million), whose past recipients include Michael Bloomberg, Steven Spielberg, and Barbra Streisand.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Quasi-governmental.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quasi-governmental. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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