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SEMIPUBLIC [1 record]

Record 1 2015-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Public Administration (General)
  • Economic and Industrial Sociology
DEF

quasi-public: Essentially public (as in services rendered, functions performed, or source of income received), although under private ownership or control: affected with a public interest.

DEF

semipublic: Partly or to some degree public.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration publique (Généralités)
  • Sociologie économique et industrielle
DEF

parapublic : Qui s'apparente au secteur public.

CONT

Les administrations publiques et parapubliques sont de gros fournisseurs d'emplois.

CONT

L'idée d'un reclassement (des cadres) dans le secteur public ou para-public est en train de prendre corps.

OBS

Au Québec, les principaux exemples [d'entreprises parapubliques] sont les hôpitaux, les universités, constitués chacun en corporation distincte.

Key term(s)
  • quasi-public

Spanish

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