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public corporation

noun

  1. a corporation, owned and operated by a government, established for the administration of certain public programs.
  2. a large private corporation with many shares, which are sold to the public or traded on a stock exchange.


public corporation

noun

  1. (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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of public corporation1

First recorded in 1820–30
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Example Sentences

Enjoy the memories of your time as CEO of a major public corporation, whatever they may be after a mere four months.

As it is a quasi public corporation, it must extend its services to all that apply therefor and offer to pay the charges.

After some general remarks, they assume that this college is a public corporation; and on this basis their judgment rests.

Does the fact that the purpose of the College is the education of youth make it a public corporation?

Yet the railroad, under the decisions of the courts, is a public corporation, while the mill is a private one.

No relief has been rendered to any of the sufferers from Insurance Companies, or from any public corporation.

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