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private sector

noun

the area of the nation's economy under private rather than governmental control.

private sector

See public sector
the part of a country's economy that consists of privately owned enterprises Compare public sector

private sector

That part of an economy in which goods and services are produced by individuals and companies as opposed to the government, which controls the public sector .

First recorded in 1950–55

In some cases, public employee unions even pushed private sector unions to endorse Republicans.

Turkey is not the only country trying to convince the private sector that domestic violence is their problem, too.

Joel Klein hates monopolies, but he really loves the private sector.

Today, private sector unionized workers are not even ten percent of the work force.

The partnership includes five UN agencies led by UNICEF, the U.S. government and the private sector.

We observe that in the private sector, the vulnerability of information systems is real and is being exploited.

We think that this "hacking," writ large in the private sector, must be assumed as part of the defense problem.

The Federal Government imposes a huge paperwork burden on business, local government, and the private sector.

This could herald a new role for the American private sector in helping solve the world's serious food shortages.

Now I challenge every state--turn those welfare checks into private sector paychecks.

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