In 2005, the Base Realignment and Closure. Commission (BRAC) mandated consolidation of these. 2 institutions into a new Walter Reed National Military. Medical Center that would be constructed onthe grounds. of the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.' This new medical facility is intended to pro-.
proprietary companynoun [ C ] uk â us â. âº a company that owns enough shares of another company to control it: Mutuals delivered better returns than proprietary companies. âº LAW in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa, a type of limited company (= one whose owners only have to pay part of the money they owe if it fails).
Examples of PROPRIETARY. 1  The investors have a proprietary interest in the land. 2  The computer comes with the manufacturer's proprietary software. â 3  Merriam-Webster â is a proprietary name.4  The journalist tried to get access to proprietary information. It is a proprietary faith: no one better tell me what to do with my own land. â 2 Lance Morrow, Time, 11 Sept. 2000. 3  Many veterans have adopted a proprietary attitude toward the war, and they can get a bit belligerent about it.