third sector


noun
  1. the segment of a nation's economy that is made up of neither public nor business concerns, as nonprofit health or educational institutions.

Other words from third sector

  • third-sector, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for third sector

third sector

noun
  1. another name for the voluntary sector

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