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

Neither public sector employees nor anyone else will really benefit when New York ends up billions of dollars in the hole partly as a result of overly rosy long-term projections and unsustainable promises. —New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026

To reduce energy demand, the capital has also reportedly implemented a rotating parking system for public car parks, and public sector workers' vehicles will be banned from parking every other day based on license plate numbers. —Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026

Compensation remains a key issue in recruitment and retention, particularly as public sector wages and benefits differ significantly from the private sector. —Kent Lee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026

The City of San Jose recently approved a program that would provide more opportunities for public sector employees to find housing in the heart of Downtown. —Sooji Nam, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for public sector

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