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

The California State University Employees Union, which represents about 15,000 staff members, 20,000 student assistants and 1,000 workers employed by private sector auxiliaries on campuses, is the largest labor group within the system. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Relying on remote technical collection could also avoid inflaming opposition by field officers who may not be prepared to take great personal risks to help the private sector. — David S. Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026

Diesel and gasoline sales to the private sector have skyrocketed this summer, making the United States Cuba’s main fuel provider. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026

Because there’s so much talent, and that talent can draw much bigger salaries in the private sector. — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 5 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for private sector

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