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

Held in Washington during the week of the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings, Semafor World Economy uniquely unites private and public sector leaders to exchange ideas that will shape the future of the world economy. —Rachel Keidan, semafor.com, 18 Mar. 2026

Many public sector workers survive on roughly $160 per month, while the average private sector employee earned about $237 last year, when the annual inflation rate soared to 475%, according to Venezuela’s central bank, and sent the cost of food beyond what many can afford. —Regina Garcia Cano, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026

The Freedom Foundation has never been shy about what its real intention is – which is to eliminate public sector unions. —Jim Defede, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026

For years, the state Legislature has introduced legislation targeting public sector unions. —Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for public sector

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