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/paɹəˈsteɪtəl/ · noun
(now chiefly Africa) A company, agency, or intergovernmental organization that possesses political clout and is separate from the government, but whose activities serve the state, either directly or indirectly..
‘Parastatal’ organizations – local councils, representatives of business, the Red Cross – had been increasingly filling the gap left by the government’s maladministration [...].
Use parastatal when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Parastatal means (now chiefly Africa) A company, agency, or intergovernmental organization that possesses political clout and is separate from the government, but whose activities serve the state, either directly or indirectly..
Common synonyms include quango.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
‘Parastatal’ organizations – local councils, representatives of business, the Red Cross – had been increasingly filling the gap left by the government’s maladministration [...].
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