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publicly owned; state-owned (owned by the state; not privately owned Example Sentences Including "state-owned" Ali Rodriguez, who was a guerrilla fighter in the 1960s, is president of the state-owned oil company. GLOBE AND MAIL (2003) An article carried by China's state-owned news agency yesterday said the Chinese government would never tolerate a referendum. GLOBE AND MAIL (2003) But state-owned businesses can never function as proper businesses. Thatcher, Margaret THE DOWNING STREET YEARS But when Chavez came to power he pushed towards privatising loss-making, state-owned companies, encouraging foreign investment. GLASGOW HERALD (2001) From Olivetti's perspective, the bid is a wake-up call to a bureaucratic giant that has not yet shaken off its state-owned culture. INDEPENDENT (1999) The fact that they didn't, speaks volumes for the level of respect for rules even within state-owned organisations. INDIA TODAY (1997). Collins Alexander Demidov) |
