Word: quangoism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: quan
go
i
sm
Definition: The beliefs or attitudes of quangos; a quasi nongovernmental organization; an organization that is financed by the government yet acts independently of the government
Morphemes:
Affix: quango
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An organization that, although financed by a government, acts independently of it.
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of a tendency of behaviour, action, state, condition or opinion belonging to a class or group of persons, or the result of a doctrine, ideology or principle or lack thereof.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.