private sector
noun
: the part of an economy which is not controlled or owned by the government
businesses in the private sector
private-sector businesses/gains
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This doesn’t mean that the private sector is full of villains twirling their overgrown mustaches.
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Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
That’s why the private sector must play a role—not just as funders or advocates, but as partners and engines of solutions that scale.
—Marc Benioff, Time, 24 June 2025
Our qualitative analysis has found that Republican administrations typically believe that very-early-stage research and development is an appropriate role for the federal government, but that as technologies move closer to commercialization, the private sector should take the lead.
—Christelle Khalaf, The Conversation, 24 June 2025
Many Americans will enjoy the day off from work, despite the private sector also edging away from DEI.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 18 June 2025
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Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
That’s why the private sector must play a role—not just as funders or advocates, but as partners and engines of solutions that scale.
—Marc Benioff, Time, 24 June 2025
Our qualitative analysis has found that Republican administrations typically believe that very-early-stage research and development is an appropriate role for the federal government, but that as technologies move closer to commercialization, the private sector should take the lead.
—Christelle Khalaf, The Conversation, 24 June 2025
Many Americans will enjoy the day off from work, despite the private sector also edging away from DEI.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 18 June 2025
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“Private sector.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20sector. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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