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

Moreover, in the face of such challenges, China’s economic leadership is compensating by expanding state intervention in the economy in ways that further undermine market forces and the independence of the private sector. — Oliver Melton, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2026

France’s main unions, including the CGT and the CNT representing public and private sector workers, and the UNEF, representing students, warned the government of President Emmanuel Macron that the country was on the brink of recession. — Zacharie Petit, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2026

Ohio voters’ decisive stance against the buildout could foreshadow not just future election results, but how stakeholders in the private sector and government respond. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2026

But at the end of the day, the private sector is going to be the most efficient at building affordable housing. — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for private sector

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