private sector

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noun

the area of the nation's economy under private rather than governmental control.

Compare public sector.

Origin of private sector

First recorded in 1950–55

Words nearby private sector

private practice, private press, private property, private school, private secretary, private sector, private treaty, private trust, private view, private viewdata, privation

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Example sentences from the Web for private sector

Ironically, the private-sector unions have also suffered politically from the sins of the public sector.
Why Progressives Shouldn’t Support Public Workers Unions|Dmitri Mehlhorn|July 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Public-sector unions grew rapidly, but private-sector unions shrank.
Why Progressives Shouldn’t Support Public Workers Unions|Dmitri Mehlhorn|July 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But that cannot happen when private-sector workers experience guilt-by-association with unpopular public-sector union actions.
Why Progressives Shouldn’t Support Public Workers Unions|Dmitri Mehlhorn|July 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In May 2013, the first private-sector green bond was issued by PNE Wind, a German company that builds and runs wind farms.
The Bond Market Goes Green|The Daily Beast|May 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

A few million people is a lot of people, but there are 150 million other Americans with private-sector insurance.
It’s Time for Obama to Go on Offense on Health Care|Michael Tomasky|November 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for private sector

private sector

noun

the part of a country's economy that consists of privately owned enterprisesCompare public sector

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Cultural definitions for private sector

private sector

That part of an economy in which goods and services are produced by individuals and companies as opposed to the government, which controls the public sector.

单词	private sector
释义	private sector SEE SYNONYMS FOR private sector ON THESAURUS.COM noun the area of the nation's economy under private rather than governmental control. Compare public sector. Origin of private sector First recorded in 1950–55 Words nearby private sector private practice, private press, private property, private school, private secretary, private sector, private treaty, private trust, private view, private viewdata, privation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for private sector Ironically, the private-sector unions have also suffered politically from the sins of the public sector. Why Progressives Shouldn’t Support Public Workers Unions\|Dmitri Mehlhorn\|July 11, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Public-sector unions grew rapidly, but private-sector unions shrank. Why Progressives Shouldn’t Support Public Workers Unions\|Dmitri Mehlhorn\|July 11, 2014\|DAILY BEAST But that cannot happen when private-sector workers experience guilt-by-association with unpopular public-sector union actions. Why Progressives Shouldn’t Support Public Workers Unions\|Dmitri Mehlhorn\|July 11, 2014\|DAILY BEAST In May 2013, the first private-sector green bond was issued by PNE Wind, a German company that builds and runs wind farms. The Bond Market Goes Green\|The Daily Beast\|May 27, 2014\|DAILY BEAST A few million people is a lot of people, but there are 150 million other Americans with private-sector insurance. It’s Time for Obama to Go on Offense on Health Care\|Michael Tomasky\|November 19, 2013\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for private sector private sector noun the part of a country's economy that consists of privately owned enterprisesCompare public sector Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to private sector capitalism Cultural definitions for private sector private sector That part of an economy in which goods and services are produced by individuals and companies as opposed to the government, which controls the public sector. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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private sector

noun

Origin of private sector

Words nearby private sector

Example sentences from the Web for private sector

British Dictionary definitions for private sector

noun

Words related to private sector

Cultural definitions for private sector