public sector
noun
: the part of an economy which is controlled or owned by the government
a job in the public sector
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Behind Catalonia’s Build One basic driver, as so often in Europe, remains public sector funding.
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John Hopewell, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
Kasirer advocates and facilitates strategic translations between New York City’s private and public sector.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2025
Executive orders that are constitutionally infirm; unwarranted attacks on public sector employees; taxation policy favoring the ultra-wealthy.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2025
Under Bush, the Commerce Department in 2007 hosted a webinar about how to sell to the Chinese security market and promote surveillance tools to China’s public sector.
—Byron Tau, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
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John Hopewell, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
Kasirer advocates and facilitates strategic translations between New York City’s private and public sector.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2025
Executive orders that are constitutionally infirm; unwarranted attacks on public sector employees; taxation policy favoring the ultra-wealthy.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2025
Under Bush, the Commerce Department in 2007 hosted a webinar about how to sell to the Chinese security market and promote surveillance tools to China’s public sector.
—Byron Tau, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for public sector
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“Public sector.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20sector. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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