public sector

noun

: the part of an economy which is controlled or owned by the government

a job in the public sector

Examples of public sector in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Hochul is speeding public sector hiring to provide government services more effectively, while Mamdani is slashing red tape for small businesses to help working people thrive. — Ryder Kessler, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026

Former Governor Jerry Brown overcame strong opposition from public sector labor organizations to achieve some modest pension reforms. — Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 25 July 2026

Salesforce has been seeing an increase in government business, saying in its earnings release back in May that annual recurring revenue (ARR) in its public sector cloud exceeded $2 billion for the first time ever. — Kevin Stankiewicz,natasha Abellard,jeff Marks, CNBC, 24 July 2026

Along with downtown residents, the project has triggered opposition from the powerful Service Employee International Union, Local 721, which represents more than 100,000 public sector employees in Southern California. — Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026

Rhymes for public sector

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