'Quasi-public corporation' definitions:

Definition of 'Quasi-public corporation'

From: GCIDE

Public-service corporation \Public-service corporation\ or sometimes Quasi-public corporation \Quasi-public corporation\ A corporation, such as a railroad company, lighting company, water company, etc., organized or chartered to follow a public calling or to render services more or less essential to the general public convenience or safety. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]