Public body

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A formally established organisation that is (at least in part) publicly funded to deliver a public or government service, though not as a ministerial department.

    "Network Rail's East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP) should lead the way for a national digital signalling programme and other major schemes under the new Great British Railways public body."

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government agencygovernment organizationgovernment systemgovernment-relatedgovernmentalgovernmental agency

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"Network Rail's East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP) should lead the way for a national digital signalling programme and other major schemes under the new Great British Railways public body."

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