public sector

noun

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

Compare private sector.

Origin of public sector

First recorded in 1950–55

Words nearby public sector

Public Record Office, public relations, public room, public sale, public school, public sector, public servant, public service, public-service corporation, public speaking, public spending

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Example sentences from the Web for public sector

Union membership and popularity dived in the 1970s and early 1980s when public-sector organizing accelerated.
Why Progressives Shouldn’t Support Public Workers Unions|Dmitri Mehlhorn|July 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Essentially, the public-sector unions sucked up all the oxygen.
Why Progressives Shouldn’t Support Public Workers Unions|Dmitri Mehlhorn|July 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
By 2012, public-sector workers had union membership rates more than five times higher than rates among private-sector workers.
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

These public-sector workers were members of divisions of the AFL-CIO and SEIU, respectively.
Why Progressives Shouldn’t Support Public Workers Unions|Dmitri Mehlhorn|July 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for public sector

public sector

noun

the part of an economy that consists of state-owned institutions, including nationalized industries and services provided by local authoritiesCompare private sector

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Cultural definitions for public sector

public sector

That part of the economy controlled by the government. (Compare private sector.)

单词	public sector
释义	public sector noun the area of the nation's affairs under governmental rather than private control. Compare private sector. Origin of public sector First recorded in 1950–55 Words nearby public sector Public Record Office, public relations, public room, public sale, public school, public sector, public servant, public service, public-service corporation, public speaking, public spending Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for public sector Union membership and popularity dived in the 1970s and early 1980s when public-sector organizing accelerated. Why Progressives Shouldn’t Support Public Workers Unions\|Dmitri Mehlhorn\|July 11, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Essentially, the public-sector unions sucked up all the oxygen. Why Progressives Shouldn’t Support Public Workers Unions\|Dmitri Mehlhorn\|July 11, 2014\|DAILY BEAST By 2012, public-sector workers had union membership rates more than five times higher than rates among private-sector workers. 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 These public-sector workers were members of divisions of the AFL-CIO and SEIU, respectively. Why Progressives Shouldn’t Support Public Workers Unions\|Dmitri Mehlhorn\|July 11, 2014\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for public sector public sector noun the part of an economy that consists of state-owned institutions, including nationalized industries and services provided by local authoritiesCompare private 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 Cultural definitions for public sector public sector That part of the economy controlled by the government. (Compare private 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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