public institution

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• public institution — national institution run by one of the government offices, establishment that operates for the public good …   English contemporary dictionary

• public institution — One which is created and exists by law or public authority, such as an asylum, charity, college, university, hospital, schoolhouse, etc. Henderson v Shreveport Gas, Electric Light & Power Co. 134 La 39, 63 So 616 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• United States public institution — Public institution is a juristic person in the United States which is controlled by the state. Typically a public institution will have a board of trustees who govern the institution and the members of the board are public officials who are… …   Wikipedia

• PUBLIC AUTHORITY — PUBLIC AUTHORITY, in the context of this article, a term referring to an authoritative body composed of representatives of the public – whether appointed or elected by the latter – and entrusted with the duty and power to arrange various matters… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Public Commission on the Oregon Legislature — The Public Commission on the Oregon Legislature (PCOL) was a group of 30 citizens in the U.S. state of Oregon charged with developing recommendations on how to improve the Oregon Legislative Assembly.[1] The 2005 session of the legislature… …   Wikipedia

• public — adj. & n. adj. 1 of or concerning the people as a whole (a public holiday; the public interest). 2 open to or shared by all the people (public baths; public library; public meeting). 3 done or existing openly (made his views public; a public… …   Useful english dictionary

• institution — The commencement or inauguration of anything, as the commencement of an action. The first establishment of a law, rule, rite, etc. Any custom, system, organization, etc., firmly established. An elementary rule or principle. See also institute An… …   Black's law dictionary

• institution — The commencement or inauguration of anything, as the commencement of an action. The first establishment of a law, rule, rite, etc. Any custom, system, organization, etc., firmly established. An elementary rule or principle. See also institute An… …   Black's law dictionary

• public — The whole body politic, or the aggregate of the citizens of a state, nation, or municipality. The inhabitants of a state, county, or community. In one sense, everybody, and accordingly the body of the people at large; the community at large,… …   Black's law dictionary

• institution — [ ɛ̃stitysjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1190; lat. institutio I ♦ 1 ♦ Rare Action d instituer. ⇒ création, établissement, fondation. L institution d une fête annuelle, d une commission d enquête. L institution du calendrier grégorien en 1582. « l institution du… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Public folklore — is the term for the work done by folklorists in public settings in the United States and Canada outside of universities and colleges, such as arts councils, museums, folklife festivals, radio stations, etc. The term is actually short for public… …   Wikipedia