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Spanish to English translations [PRO] Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general) | |||||||
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4 +2 | quasi-public |
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5 | vested with public authority or public and private authority |
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vested with public authority or public and private authority Explanation: corporate entity or legal entity vested with... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 7 hrs (2007-11-03 18:23:31 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- public authority or public and private faculties |
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cuasi-pública quasi-public Explanation: I know you said you don't like 'quasi-public', but it does seem to be used in this context, especially in the US. And, in many cases, you can buy stock in a quasi-public corporation, expecting to share in its ... The US Postal Service is also a quasi-public corporation, ... finance.yahoo.com/personal-finance/glossary?gloss_ind=q He has introduced legislation (2004 - H7212) to establish a task force to create a quasi-public corporation that would provide health insurance coverage for ... www.rilin.state.ri.us/News/pr1.asp?prid=763 1. quasi-public corporation. Privately operated corporation with some sort of government backing, and specifically mandated responsibilities that are stated ... www.wfn.com/learn/glossary.asp?ID=4005 -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 hrs (2007-11-03 16:58:59 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Otherwise, you could use 'semi-public' Amtrak is a semipublic corporation that operates intercity passenger trains in the United States. It was created by Congress in 1970 and took over the ... reference.howstuffworks.com/amtrak-encyclopedia.htm - The company is a semipublic corporation (mixed private and state ownership) with the majority of voting shares held by the Brazilian government. ... download.microsoft.com/download/0/f/3/0f34d325-bebf-45b2-8805-5711cc0272ba/Petrobras_CCS_Final.doc -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 9 hrs (2007-11-03 20:21:08 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Has to do with ownership - I'm not sure 'authority' adequately conveys this. |
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