private entity

collocation in English

meaningsofprivateandentity

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private
adjective
uk
/ˈpraɪ.vət/us
/ˈpraɪ.vət/
only for one person or group and not ...
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entity
noun[C]
uk
/ˈen.tɪ.ti/us
/ˈen.t̬ə.t̬i/
something that exists apart from other things, having its own ...
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(Definition ofprivateandentityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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One might object that once the state hands over the power to inflict a sanction to an individual or aprivateentity, the sanction thereby becomes a state-inflicted sanction.
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The process runs as follows: delegation, subordination to a quango, then the step out the back door into aprivateentitywith no accountability.
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Aprivateentitycould be just as easily regulated as a publicly owned one.
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Being unique public assets, foreshore land can not be sold to anyprivateentity.
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Aprivateentityis built to design, construct, manage, and finance a facility, based on the specifications of the government.
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Article 10 states that the flag can not be used as the principal symbol for any political party, union, business association,privateentity, or person.
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Eminent domain; transfer toprivateentityauthorized, when.
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The entire structure is now owned by aprivateentityand houses apartments with several small businesses.
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In the licence, the municipality or aprivateentityis given permission to train a yearly quota of students for specific trades.
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When it was completed, the lake was the largest in the state owned by aprivateentity.
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The facility will be then transferred to the public administration at the end of the concession agreement, without any remuneration of theprivateentityinvolved.
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This arrangement allows aprivateentityto operate the lab on behalf of the federal government under a prime contract.
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Aside from the fact that it was owned by aprivateentity, the town exhibited the general characteristics of a more traditional settlement.
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Eminent domain; limited to public use; transfer toprivateentityprohibited; exception.
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The primary school (standards one to four) operates as aprivateentity.
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Second, on a broader scale the government may not discriminate against viewpoints in "any" instance where it is funding aprivateentityto promote a diversity of views.
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These companies were private entities that existed for the public good.
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In general, a project is financially viable for theprivateentityif the revenues generated by the project cover its cost and provide sufficient return on investment.
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