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

After the administration took action against Anthropic, Lin noted, federal agencies aside from the Pentagon quickly terminated their use of Claude, endangering its lucrative public sector business. —Joe Walsh, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026

Many public sector employees earn just about $160 per month, while the average private sector worker makes about $237. —ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026

Sri Lanka has also introduced a four-day workweek, making every Wednesday a holiday for public sector employees. —Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 23 Mar. 2026

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

Rhymes for public sector

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