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parastatals

parastatals is the plural of parastatal.

Meaning of parastatal

Noun

parastatal (plural parastatals)

  1. (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:
    quango

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Questions about parastatals

What is parastatals the plural of?
Parastatals is the plural of parastatal.

Words near parastatals in the dictionary

  1. parasquilloids
  2. parastacid
  3. parastacids
  4. parastacine
  5. parastatal
  6. parastatals
  7. parastate
  8. parastates
  9. parastatistic
  10. parastatistical
  11. parastatistics

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