Meaning of PUBLIC-SERVICE CORPORATION
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| | Definition: | | [n] a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation |
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| | Synonyms: | | public utility, utility |
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| | See Also: | | bus company, bus service, electric company, gas company, gas service, light company, phone company, phone service, power company, power service, service, telephone company, telephone service, water company, waterworks | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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