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. —

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 See all Example Sentences for quasi-public