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

Examples of quasi-public in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web These quasi-public entities—under government conservatorship since the subprime-mortgage meltdown—have congressional charters obligating them to benefit low-income households. —

Mya Frazier, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024 Another deadline for District Detroit is late April 2028, or the five-year anniversary of the development's Transformational Brownfield receiving final approval from the quasi-public Michigan Strategic Funding in Lansing. —

Detroit Free Press, 14 Mar. 2024 Two of the quasi-public piers are currently permitted by the port for private dock use by three different upland homeowners, public records show. —

Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2024 The group has been criticized for taking a quasi-public stance — taking pains to keep its members anonymous for fear of losing their jobs — against their bosses. —

Tribune News Service, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024 The loan would come from the quasi-public Capital Region Development Authority, which along with the city and The Bushnell, have been key forces working for years to reshape a bleak swath of parking lots just east of The Bushnell and a short walk from the State Capitol. —

Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 17 Jan. 2024 One person with direct knowledge of the audit said quasi-public agencies, including Massport, have long used such agreements, and that former Massport CEO Thomas P. Glynn’s use of them had been specifically brought to the auditor’s attention. —

Samantha J. Gross, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2023 After four years leading the quasi-public Massachusetts Port Authority, chief executive Lisa Wieland plans to step down on Nov. 3 to join utility National Grid as its New England president. —

Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2023 Baltimore County will be able to acquire private land for redevelopment after local officials passed legislation to create a quasi-public vehicle aimed at revitalizing the west side of the county. —

Lia Russell, Baltimore Sun, 15 July 2023

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