public enterprise
economic activity by governmental organizations: Compare private enterprise (def. 1)
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How to use public enterprise in a sentence
This is what is called the fine spirit of teamwork by which things get done, both in private and public enterprise.
Operation: Outer Space | William Fitzgerald JenkinsAnd in the United States liberal provision has also been made by private and public enterprise.
But I consider a newspaper a public enterprise, with certain distinct duties to the public.
A Modern Instance | William Dean HowellsIf they wanted money for public enterprise on the mainland, the Jew of Chincoteague was first to be thought of.
Tales of the Chesapeake | George Alfred TownsendA rare conjunction of private and public enterprise brought about these results.
Western Worthies | J. Stephen Jeans
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