"public sector" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: public + sector Etymology templates: {{m|en|public}} public, {{m|en|sector}} sector Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} public sector (not comparable)
  1. Of or relating to a public sector. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: public-sector (english: as adjective) Related terms: private sector
    Sense id: en-public_sector-en-adj-SLmI5szY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 47 53

Noun

Forms: public sectors [plural]
Etymology: public + sector Etymology templates: {{m|en|public}} public, {{m|en|sector}} sector Head templates: {{en-noun}} public sector (plural public sectors)
  1. Any government and all entities that are controlled or funded by it. Categories (topical): Government Translations (government and entities): 公共部門 (Chinese Mandarin), 公共部门 (gōnggòng bùmén) (Chinese Mandarin), julkinen sektori (Finnish), julkissektori (Finnish), secteur public [masculine] (French), öffentliche Hand [feminine] (German), öffentlicher Sektor [masculine] (German), δημόσιος τομέας (dimósios toméas) [masculine] (Greek), 公共セクター (kōkyō-sekutā) (Japanese), rāngai tūmatanui (Maori), rāngai kāwanatanga (Maori), setor público [masculine] (Portuguese), госуда́рственный се́ктор (gosudárstvennyj séktor) [masculine] (Russian), госсе́ктор (gosséktor) [masculine] (Russian), roinn phoblach [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), sector público [masculine] (Spanish), sekta ya umma (Swahili), offentlig sektor [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-public_sector-en-noun-~9TdHqnp Disambiguation of Government: 36 64 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 42 58

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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