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public-sector — UK US adjective [before noun] ECONOMICS, GOVERNMENT ► used to refer to businesses and industries that are owned or controlled by the government, or things that are related to these businesses and industries: public sector… … Financial and business terms
public sector — public .sector n the public sector the industries and services in a country that are owned and run by the government →the private sector in the public sector ▪ a job in the public sector ▪ public sector workers ▪ public sector housing … Dictionary of contemporary English
public sector — noun singular the industries and services, for example schools, that are supported by tax money and controlled by the government of a country or an area: The typical member of Senate has worked elsewhere in the public sector. public sector… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
public sector — ➔ sector … Financial and business terms
public sector — ► NOUN ▪ the part of an economy that is controlled by the state … English terms dictionary
Public sector — The public sector is the part of economic and administrative life that deals with the delivery of goods and services by and for the government, whether national, regional or local/municipal. Examples of public sector activity range from… … Wikipedia
public sector — the area of the nation s affairs under governmental rather than private control. Cf. private sector. [1950 55] * * * noun [singular] : the part of an economy which is controlled or owned by the government She has a job in the public sector.… … Useful english dictionary
public sector — N SING: the N The public sector is the part of a country s economy which is controlled or supported financially by the government. ...Carlos Menem s policy of reducing the public sector and opening up the economy to free market forces... To keep… … English dictionary
public sector — noun (singular) the industries and services in a country that are owned and run by the government: a job in the public sector | public sector employees compare private sector … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
public sector — / pʌblɪk ˌsektə/ noun nationalised industries and services ● a report on wage rises in the public sector or on public sector wage settlements Also called government sector … Dictionary of banking and finance
