public-service corporation

Definitions of public-service corporation
  1. noun
    a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
    synonyms: public utility, public utility company, utility
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    phone company, phone service, telco, telephone company, telephone service
    a public utility that provides telephone service
    electric company, light company, power company, power service
    a public utility that provides electricity
    water company, waterworks
    a public utility that provides water
    gas company, gas service
    a public utility that provides gas
    bus company, bus service
    a public utility providing local transportation
    type of:
    service
    a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
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