quangocrat

English

Etymology

quango +‎ -crat

Noun

quangocrat (plural quangocrats)

1. A proponent of quangocracy.
   • 1990, Martin Mayer, The Greatest-ever Bank Robbery: The Collapse of the Savings and Loan Industry:

     Right now, FCA is what the British call a 'quango,' for Quasi-Autonomous National Governmental Organization, and Popejoy is a quangocrat playing chicken.

   • 1994, The Economist:

     In many parts of Britain a new class of quangocrat has emerged, and nowhere more so than in Wales.

   • 1999, Bill Jones, Political Issues in Britain Today:

     As Nolan moved in to stop payments for sitting on such boards, The Guardian identified the main 'quangocrat' as Sir Brian Shaw, who received £4000 per day...

   • 2002, Sarah Ferris, Poet John Hewitt, 1907-1987 and Criticism of Northern Irish Protestant Writing:

     In the hands of a genuinely well-meaning Arts Council, it also means 'power', exercised by some genuinely well-meaning quangocrat.