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

The opposition and members of the public have been criticizing government spending when nurses and other public sector workers can’t get paid. —Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026

Rodriguez is an Army veteran with more than a decade of public sector experience as a legislative advisor on a variety of topics and as a deputy secretary at California’s Department of Veterans Affairs. —Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026

Glockner, a longtime Chicago resident, led an array of private and public sector investigative units, a news release announcing the appointment said. —Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026

The candidate pitched himself as holding both private and public sector experience, focusing on issues of affordability, taxes, rising energy costs, migrant policy and more. —Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for public sector

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