(in Britain) an organization established to run a nationalized industry or state-owned enterprise. The chairperson and board members are appointed by a government minister, and the government has overall control
Examples of 'public corporation' in a sentence
public corporation
It is a public corporation established when broadcasting was a monopoly.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
When a public corporation donates money to a political organisation, do shareholders have a right to know?
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
However, surpluses in local government and public corporations helped the overall figures.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The value of everything, including public corporations, is 1.46trillion.
The Sun (2011)
Capital spending by public corporations fell 2.3%.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Taking into account public corporations, delivery agencies, government-backed investment funds and non-ministerial departments, it has uncovered 1,162 quangos.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Few art critics share the passion of public corporations for giant bronze statuary of loving couples.
The Times Literary Supplement (2014)
I have served on countless boards over the decades - public and private companies, charities, public corporations and social enterprises.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The remaining quangos are made up of other taxpayer-funded bodies such as public corporations andnonministerial government departments.
The Sun (2010)
In reality, there's not much difference between public corporations and public income trusts, except the flow-through tax treatment.