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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Owned, controlled by, under the purview and responsibility, and counted as a resource of the country or city state, with central government or its agencies and institutions as the visible instrument..
The French Government is Eurostar's majority shareholder, with the country's state-owned railway SNCF holding a 55% stake, while Belgian state operator SNCB has a 5% stake.
Use state-owned when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
State-owned means Owned, controlled by, under the purview and responsibility, and counted as a resource of the country or city state, with central government or its agencies and institutions as the visible instrument..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The French Government is Eurostar's majority shareholder, with the country's state-owned railway SNCF holding a 55% stake, while Belgian state operator SNCB has a 5% stake.
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