QUASI-PUBLIC CORPORATION
\kwˈe͡ɪza͡ɪpˈʌblɪk kˌɔːpəɹˈe͡ɪʃən], \kwˈeɪzaɪpˈʌblɪk kˌɔːpəɹˈeɪʃən], \k_w_ˈeɪ_z_aɪ_p_ˈʌ_b_l_ɪ_k k_ˌɔː_p_ə_ɹ_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of QUASI-PUBLIC CORPORATION
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
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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.
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