the public sector

Domain: Universal Words

Part of speech: noun

[sing.] (economics) the part of the economy of a country that is owned or controlled by the government: public sector housing compareTHEPRIVATESECTOR

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the petty bourgeoisie the Pole Star the pole vault the Poor Law the poverty line the present day the present perfect the private sector the Privy Council the privy purse the proletariat

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the public sector