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Parastatal

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Parastatal"

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Word	Definition
semi-official	Having some degree of official authority.
public bodynoun	A formally established organisation that is (at least in part) publicly funded to deliver a public or government service, though not as a ministerial department.
shadow governmentnoun	(political science) A government that is prepared to take control in response to certain events, especially one made up of the leadership of the largest opposition party in parliament which would assume control should the ruling party be displaced in elections.
satellitenoun	A man-made apparatus designed to be placed in orbit around a celestial body, generally to relay information, data etc. to Earth.
statewide	Happening in or affecting an entire state (political subdivision of a federal union).
apparatusnoun	The entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished.
public authoritynoun	Any authority which has a legal mandate to govern, administrate a part or aspect of public life, such as all branches of the executive power of a state, province, municipality etc.
subgovernmentnoun	A government that forms part of a larger government.
postal authoritynoun	An organisation charged by the governing body of a country or region with the provision of postal services within that region.
agencynoun	An establishment engaged in doing business for another; also, the place of business or the district of such an agency.
subagencynoun	An agency that is subordinate to, or part of, another.
organnoun	The larger part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions.
crown corporationnoun	(business) A corporation that is owned or controlled by the government, in a region where the sovereign is a monarch.
public officenoun	(government) A position or occupation established by law or by the act of a government body, for the purpose of exercising the authority of the government in the service of the public.
instrumentalitynoun	(uncountable) The condition or quality of being instrumental; being useful; serving a purpose.
bodynoun	Physical frame.
political	Concerning or relating to politics, the art and process of governing.
undergovernmentnoun	A subordinate or secondary government.
companynoun	(law) An entity having legal personality, and thus able to own property and to sue and be sued in its own name; a corporation.
governmentnoun	The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.