public ownership

noun

1. ownership by the state; nationalization

Example Sentences

In September, Transport Secretary Louise Haigh outlined the creation of Great British Railways, a new body that will oversee the return of the rail network to public ownership.

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About 250 new drivers have been recruited since ScotRail was brought back into public ownership by the Scottish government in April 2022.

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Last on the list: "The Railway Services Bill - bringing our railways back into public ownership."

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New research estimates that just under 595,000 acres of 5.7m acres of land covered by Britain’s 15 national parks is in public ownership.

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Sources inside the men's first team insist the public ownership spat will not undermine performances on the pitch, while the women's team say they have never been impacted.

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