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

Government hiring slows Applications for public sector jobs surged, but openings are hardly keeping pace as local governments are struggling to expand headcounts, making civil service roles harder to come by. —Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025

At the same time, 25 states over the past few years have enacted legislation and executive orders to remove college degree requirements for people applying for some public sector jobs, signaling a shift in how essential college degrees are for getting hired for some kinds of work. —Kelly Droege, The Conversation, 11 Dec. 2025

Regulations are poorly enforced in India where some public sector officials cut corners, leading to safety hazards. —Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025

Behind Catalonia’s Build One basic driver, as so often in Europe, remains public sector funding. —John Hopewell, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for public sector

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