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

Scott Shackelford, executive director at the Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research at Indiana University, commended Microsoft for being one of the most proactive companies in fraud prevention, but said more action needed to come from both the private and public sector. —Kara Fellows, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2025

Government gains California public sector continued to expand staffing, but various budgetary pressures will likely end government job growth. —Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2025

With recent and ongoing layoffs in the federal workforce, many public sector workers are seeking employment in the private sector. —Marlo Lyons, Harvard Business Review, 20 Mar. 2025

If approved, the bill would get rid of the restriction on striking workers from receiving SNAP and also protect public sector workers who are fired from being considered to have voluntarily quit. —Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for public sector

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