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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
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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