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PUBLICLY-OWNED COMPANY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-11-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Public Administration (General)
- Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- government enterprise
1, record 1, English, government%20enterprise
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- government corporation 2, record 1, English, government%20corporation
correct
- public corporation 3, record 1, English, public%20corporation
correct
- government business enterprise 4, record 1, English, government%20business%20enterprise
- government-owned enterprise 5, record 1, English, government%2Downed%20enterprise
- publicly-owned corporation 6, record 1, English, publicly%2Downed%20corporation
- publicly-owned company 7, record 1, English, publicly%2Downed%20company
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A government-owned corporation organized to carry on a particular governmental activity, managed according to business principles by an appointed board, and often, to some extent, financially independent. 8, record 1, English, - government%20enterprise
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A government/public corporation can exist at the federal, provincial or municipal level. 9, record 1, English, - government%20enterprise
Record 1, Key term(s)
- governmental corporation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Administration publique (Généralités)
- Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- entreprise publique
1, record 1, French, entreprise%20publique
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Entreprise industrielle ou commerciale exploitée par l'État, une collectivité locale ou un organisme placé sous leur autorité. 2, record 1, French, - entreprise%20publique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«Entreprise publique» a un sens plus large que «entreprise d'État», qui ne s'applique pas aux entreprises placées sous l'autorité des collectivités locales. Les deux correspondent à «government/public corporation». 3, record 1, French, - entreprise%20publique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Administración pública (Generalidades)
- Organismos comerciales y otros (Derecho)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- empresa pública
1, record 1, Spanish, empresa%20p%C3%BAblica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Entidad en la que existe una participación mayoritaria o minoritaria del Estado; y que puede o no estar sujeta a control presupuestal. Esta empresa pública puede o no tener un fin lucrativo. 1, record 1, Spanish, - empresa%20p%C3%BAblica
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