parastatal

English

Etymology

From para- +‎ statal.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /paɹəˈsteɪtəl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌpæɹəˈsteɪdəl/

Noun

parastatal (plural parastatals)

  1. (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.

Synonyms

Adjective

parastatal (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to such a company or group.
    • 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 918:
      ‘Parastatal’ organizations – local councils, representatives of business, the Red Cross – had been increasingly filling the gap left by the government's maladministration [...].

French

Adjective

parastatal (feminine singular parastatale, masculine plural parastataux, feminine plural parastatales)

  1. parastatal
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