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parastato

para-state entity, quasi-governmental body

noun pah-rah-STAH-toh Rare
People & Society Government

Usage Note

Parastato refers to Italian organisations that are not strictly government ministries but operate under state control or with public funding — such as state-holding companies and public agencies (IRI, ENI in their earlier forms). The term is specific to the Italian administrative tradition and has no exact English counterpart; 'para-statal' is the closest translation. Plural: parastati.

Examples

"Lavorava in un ente parastato."

Natural Translation

He worked in a para-state entity.

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