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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "organizations not controlled by government",
"word": "私人部門"
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"roman": "sīrén bùmén",
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"sense": "organizations not controlled by government",
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"sense": "organizations not controlled by government",
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"word": "Privatsektor"
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"code": "el",
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"roman": "idiotikós toméas",
"sense": "organizations not controlled by government",
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"roman": "svakārya mēkhala",
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"sense": "organizations not controlled by government",
"word": "私人部門"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "sīrén bùmén",
"sense": "organizations not controlled by government",
"word": "私人部门"
},
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "organizations not controlled by government",
"word": "yksityissektori"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "organizations not controlled by government",
"word": "yksityinen sektori"
},
{
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "organizations not controlled by government",
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],
"word": "secteur privé"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "organizations not controlled by government",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Privatsektor"
},
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "idiotikós toméas",
"sense": "organizations not controlled by government",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "ιδιωτικός τομέας"
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"roman": "minkan-sekutā",
"sense": "organizations not controlled by government",
"word": "民間セクター"
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"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "svakārya mēkhala",
"sense": "organizations not controlled by government",
"word": "സ്വകാര്യ മേഖല"
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"sense": "organizations not controlled by government",
"word": "rāngai tūmataiti"
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"sense": "organizations not controlled by government",
"tags": [
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"word": "sektor prywatny"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "částnyj séktor",
"sense": "organizations not controlled by government",
"tags": [
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"word": "ча́стный се́ктор"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "organizations not controlled by government",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "roinn phrìobhaideach"
},
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "organizations not controlled by government",
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"word": "privat sektor"
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"word": "private sector"
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