private sector

noun

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

private sector

noun

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

private sector

1. 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 .

Word History and Origins

Origin of private sector¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

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

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

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

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