"private sector" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: private sectors [plural]
Etymology: private + sector Head templates: {{en-noun}} private sector (plural private sectors)
  1. (business) All organizations in an economy or jurisdiction that are not controlled by government, including privately owned businesses and not-for-profit organizations. Wikipedia link: private sector Categories (topical): Business Related terms: public sector Translations (organizations not controlled by government): 私人部門 (Chinese Mandarin), 私人部门 (sīrén bùmén) (Chinese Mandarin), yksityissektori (Finnish), yksityinen sektori (Finnish), secteur privé [masculine] (French), Privatsektor [masculine] (German), ιδιωτικός τομέας (idiotikós toméas) [masculine] (Greek), 民間セクター (minkan-sekutā) (Japanese), sektor swasta (Malay), സ്വകാര്യ മേഖല (svakārya mēkhala) (Malayalam), rāngai tūmataiti (Maori), sektor prywatny [masculine] (Polish), ча́стный се́ктор (částnyj séktor) [masculine] (Russian), roinn phrìobhaideach [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), privat sektor [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2022 August 24, Nigel Harris, “Comment: Rail strikes deadlock”, in RAIL, number 964, page 3:",
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          "sense": "organizations not controlled by government",
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      "sense": "organizations not controlled by government",
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "organizations not controlled by government",
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      "code": "el",
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      "word": "sektor swasta"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "organizations not controlled by government",
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      "sense": "organizations not controlled by government",
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