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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

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.

From Reuters

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