"Public corporation" could be defined as
(1) a corporation whose shares are privately owned and publicly traded and valued on an exchange market; or
(2) a corporation chartered and owned by State governments or the Federal government.
Publicly-traded corporations are corporations such as Exxon or General Motors. Examples of government-owned corporations include the Tennessee Valley Authority or the National Passenger Railroad Corporation (Amtrak).
Am example of a government corporation is: amtrak Post Office Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Am example of a government corporation is: amtrak Post Office Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
postal service
Government services provided to citizens.
The United States Postal Service
TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) Amtrak (The National Railroad Passenger Corporation) USPS (United States Postal Service)
One example of a media outlet that receives funding from the government is the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in the United Kingdom.
it is a government corporation.
Federal Deposit Insurance corporation
Green Hope Corporation
Delaware's Corporation
"Public Corporation" can refer to a corporation that offers shares on the public market, or it can refer to a corporation that is owned by the government. Similarly, "Private Corporation" can refer to any corporation that is not government owned, or a corporation that does not list its shares on public share markets. A "crown corporation" is one that is owned by the government. This term is more widely used in UK, some Commonwealth countries and other monarchies.