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public corporation
noun
- a corporation, owned and operated by a government, established for the administration of certain public programs.
- a large private corporation with many shares, which are sold to the public or traded on a stock exchange.
public corporation
noun
- (in Britain) an organization established to run a nationalized industry or state-owned enterprise. The chairman and board members are appointed by a government minister, and the government has overall control
Word History and Origins
Origin of public corporation1
Example Sentences
Holladay-Hollifield began seeking records from Huntsville Hospital, which is overseen by the Health Care Authority of the City of Huntsville, a public corporation, in early 2023.
Holladay-Hollifield began seeking records from Huntsville Hospital, which is overseen by the Health Care Authority of the City of Huntsville, a public corporation, in early 2023.
The courts, including the Supreme Court, have generally rejected assertions that mandated disclosures violate the 1st Amendment when the disclosures serve a legitimate government interest, such as protecting investors from fraudulent claims, or providing investors with important information — for example, the level of emissions by a public corporation or its potential exposure to global warming.
For a start, not even the most popular and best-paid performers have the power to dictate policy for a major Standard & Poor’s 500 public corporation.
Since 2017, they have been recognized as a public corporation everywhere in Germany.
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