public sector

public sector
noun
Public sector is used before these nouns: ↑employee, ↑finance, ↑funding, ↑housing, ↑investment, ↑union, ↑worker

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  • public sector — n. The part of the economy controlled by the government, not by private individuals working for profit. See also private sector The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …   Law dictionary

  • public sector — ► NOUN ▪ the part of an economy that is controlled by the state …   English terms dictionary

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  • 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

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