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

Ultimately, corporate executives shoulder much of the burden as the first line of defense for the country’s critical infrastructure, roughly 85% of which is owned by private sector companies. —Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026

What makes these interactions between the private sector and the White House noteworthy, though, is not merely the frequent lobbying in support of business interests but the elaborate performances necessary to avoid the president’s ire. —Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026

Labor Code section 3700 requires virtually every private sector employer with one or more employees, including employees who are family members, to carry workers’ compensation insurance issued by an insurer authorized to write compensation insurance in California. —Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026

Its payroll and benefit costs are far in excess of that found in the private sector. —John Moorlach, Oc Register, 5 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for private sector

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