Public-service corporation \Public-service corporation\ or
sometimes Quasi-public corporation \Quasi-public corporation\
A corporation, such as a railroad company, lighting company,
water company, etc., organized or chartered to follow a
public calling or to render services more or less essential
to the general public convenience or safety.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
public-service corporation
n : a company that performs a public service; subject to
government regulation [syn: utility, public utility]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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