public+interest

  • 111Public benefit corporation — A public benefit corporation is a public corporation chartered by a state designed to perform some public service. A public authority is a type of public benefit corporation that takes on a more bureaucratic role, such as the maintenance of… …

    Wikipedia

  • 112public — ▪ I. public pub‧lic 1 [ˈpʌblɪk] noun the public ordinary people who do not belong to the government or have any special position in society: • An offer for the sale of shares to the general public was planned for early next year. • The… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 113public — pub|lic1 W1S1 [ˈpʌblık] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(ordinary people)¦ 2¦(for anyone)¦ 3¦(government)¦ 4¦(known about)¦ 5¦(not hidden)¦ 6¦(place with a lot of people)¦ 7 public life 8 public image 9 go public 10 public appearanc …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 114public enterprise —       a business organization wholly or partly owned by the state and controlled through a public authority. Some public enterprises are placed under public ownership because, for social reasons, it is thought the service or product should be… …

    Universalium

  • 115public personage — A person who, by his accomplishments, fame, or mode of life, or by adopting a profession or calling which gives the public a legitimate interest in his doings, has rendered his affairs and his character matters of public interest, thereby… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 116Public service company — A public service company (or public utility company) is a corporation or other non governmental business entity (i.e. limited partnership) which delivers public services certain services considered essential to the public interest. The ranks of… …

    Wikipedia

  • 117Public Television Service — Infobox Network network name = Public Television Service name = network network type = Free to air nationwide TV branding = PTS airdate = 1998 07 01 country = TWN available = TWN founded = 1998 07 01 founder = slogan = motto = market share =… …

    Wikipedia

  • 118public law — A general classification of law, consisting generally of constitutional, administrative, criminal, and international law, concerned with the organization of the state, the relations between the state and the people who compose it, the… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 119Public Company Accounting Oversight Board — PCAOB A panel established in 2002 by the *Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as a result of the *Sarbanes Oxley Act. The board consists of a five member panel and its duties are centered on the oversight of the external auditing of public… …

    Auditor's dictionary

  • 120public service announcement — WikiB A PSA is intended to change the public interest, by raising awareness of an issue, affecting public attitudes, and potentially stimulating action …

    Audio and video glossary