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

Examples of private sector in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Prior to the crackdown, job growth in industries that rely on unauthorized immigrants kept pace with the rest of the private sector. —Patricia Lopez, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025

Advertisement Chris Walker, Director of Sustainability at Amazon Web Services (AWS), emphasized that the private sector already played a role. —Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 24 Sep. 2025

Bob Mendes, the chief development officer in Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s office, is leaving his role for a job in the private sector next month. —Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2025

Among the 2025 class, members came from the military, private sector, medical residencies, and federal-science agencies. —Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for private sector

• photodetector
• bisector
• collector
• connector
• corrector
• defector
• deflector
• detector
• director
• dissector
• effector
• ejector