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

Examples of quasi-governmental in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This makes county fairs almost like quasi-governmental organizations, said Ahlers of the Anoka County Fair, even though some of the privileges aren’t exactly practicable. —Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025

Luzzatto is seeking millions of dollars from the quasi-governmental agency to make his project work. —Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025

The Michigan Economic Development Corporation is a quasi-governmental agency housed within the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity that administers public subsidy programs for companies to lure jobs to the state. —Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025

Now that's not the private sector; that's a quasi-governmental organization. —Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for quasi-governmental

• intercontinental
• interdepartmental
• intergovernmental
• intragovernmental
• nonexperimental
• accidental
• compartmental
• continental
• detrimental
• elemental
• fundamental
• governmental