Public Corporation

Public corporation may refer to:

  • Government-owned corporation
  • Public company, i.e. a limited liability company that offers its securities for sale to the general public.
  • Statutory corporation, i.e. a corporation created by statute, that is owned in part or in whole by a government (examples being are municipal councils, bar councils, universities).

Famous quotes containing the words public and/or corporation:

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    —Administration in the State of Texa, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)

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    William Howard Taft (1857–1930)