quasi-public
adjective
qua·si-pub·lic
ˌkwā-ˌzī-ˈpə-blik 
-ˌsī-,
ˌkwä-zē-,
-sē-
: essentially public (as in services rendered) although under private ownership or control
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FilmLA, the quasi-public agency that handles film permits in Los Angeles, has reported a weak third quarter for 2024.
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
Missouri also argued that the quasi-public state agency that administers federal student loans and state scholarships would lose revenue under the program.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Cox accused of sitting out public process The Commerce Corporation is a quasi-public agency that is implementing the state's $108.7 million share of the $42 billion federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program.
—Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 25 Sep. 2024
Then, in 2006, Garten persuaded a neighbor to sell her an adjoining empty field, which is now the site of the barn, a quasi-public workplace on the grounds of her private life.
—Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
Missouri also argued that the quasi-public state agency that administers federal student loans and state scholarships would lose revenue under the program.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Cox accused of sitting out public process The Commerce Corporation is a quasi-public agency that is implementing the state's $108.7 million share of the $42 billion federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program.
—Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 25 Sep. 2024
Then, in 2006, Garten persuaded a neighbor to sell her an adjoining empty field, which is now the site of the barn, a quasi-public workplace on the grounds of her private life.
—Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
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“Quasi-public.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quasi-public. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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