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public-service corporation

[puhb-lik-sur-vis]
–noun
a private or quasi-private corporation chartered to provide an essential commodity or service to the public.

Origin:
1900–05
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public-service corporation  
n.  A corporation providing essential services, such as water or electricity, to the public.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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