public body

noun

A formally established organisation that is (at least in part) publicly funded to deliver a public or government service, though not as a ministerial department.

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Meanings

nounpublic body (plural public bodies)

plural public bodies

  1. A formally established organisation that is (at least in part) publicly funded to deliver a public or government service, though not as a ministerial department.

    Network Rail's East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP) should lead the way for a national digital signalling programme and other major schemes under the new Great British Railways public body.

    2022 January 26, “Network News: RIA lauds East Coast programme as default model for GBR”, in RAIL, number 949, page 11
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APA

public body. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/public%20body

MLA

“public body.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/public%20body. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “public body,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/public%20body.

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