Government-Run Company
Government-Owned Company
noun
A public company is a government-run company or a government-owned company. In other words, it's a company that's run by national or local government in the interests of the public.
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.
公社のホームページ
a government-run company's website
公社の取り組み
what government-run companies do
公社のあり方
the way government-run companies should be
この公社の設立には、多くの人々の協力が必要でした。
The establishment of this public corporation required the cooperation of many people.
公社といっても、様々な事業があります。
Although it is called a public corporation, they have various operations.
「確か、山田さんは公社で働いています。」「えっ、あそこって国営公社なの？」
”If I remember correctly, Yamada-san works for a government-run company." "What, is that a government-owned company?"
ここの人間は、退職した後も自動的に天下りで公社の役員になれるようになってるんですよ。
The people here can automatically land positions as executives in public corporations through amakudari, even after they retire.
この旅客鉄道は、南アフリカ旅客鉄道公社が運営しています。
These passenger rail services were operated by the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa.