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    PUBLIC-SERVICE CORPORATION

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A company that performs a public service; subject to government regulationplay

    Synonyms:

    public-service corporation; public utility; public utility company; utility

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

    Hypernyms ("public-service corporation" is a kind of...):

    service (a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "public-service corporation"):

    phone company; phone service; telco; telephone company; telephone service (a public utility that provides telephone service)

    electric company; light company; power company; power service (a public utility that provides electricity)

    water company; waterworks (a public utility that provides water)

    gas company; gas service (a public utility that provides gas)

    bus company; bus service (a public utility providing local transportation)

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