noun
public corporation; government corporation
Refers to a corporation established by the government to provide public services, often in sectors like transportation, utilities, or postal services. The term is somewhat formal and administrative.
公共企業体は、国民生活に不可欠なサービスを提供している。
Public corporations provide services essential to people's daily lives.
かつての国鉄は公共企業体の一つだった。
The former Japanese National Railways was one of the public corporations.